Marcus, Scott Lloyd,  1952 <br/><br/>
Music in Egypt :  experiencing music, expressing culture / 
Scott L. Marcus; foreword Bonnie C. Wade 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2007 c2006 
 - 200 p. :  ill., map., +  21cm.  1 CD.; 
 - Global music series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 183- 195) and index 
<br/><br/>The call to prayer: A communal endeavor-- The eastern Arab Melodic modes: The maqamat-- Madh: A genre of sufi religious music-- The eastern Arab rhythmic modes-- Upper Egyptian folk music  for weddings and festivals: Mizmar ensembles-- Islam and music: is music Haram?-- Art music of the late-nineteenth / early-twentieth centuries: Takht ensembles-- Art music of the mid-twentieth century: Umm Kulthum and the long-song tradition-- Zaffa (wedding procession ) Music-- Present- Day pop music: Hakim and the sha'bi and shababi genres. 
<br/><br/> Summary: Highlights the dynamic nature of Middle Eastern music culture and also explores the impact of modernization and westernization on musical culture, as well as music's role in helping to create a regional, national, and community identity. It concentrates on the performer musician and the fieldworker. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019514645X (hft.) 9780195146455 (hft.) 0195146441 (hft.) 9780195146448 (hft.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--History and criticism--Egypt<br/>Music--Social aspects--Egypt<br/>Music--Religious aspects--Islam<br/>Música--Aspecto religioso--Islam
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Música--Historia y crítica--Egipto<br/>Música--Aspecto social--Egipto
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Popular music. Música popular 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML 355  / M322m 2007