TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marcus,Scott Lloyd
AU  - Wade,Bonni C.
TI  - Music in Egypt: experiencing music, expressing culture 
SN  - 019514645X (hft.)
AV  - ML 355 M322m 2007
PY  - 2007/// c2006
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Music
KW  - Egypt
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Música
KW  - Aspecto religioso
KW  - Egipto
KW  - Historia y crítica
KW  - Aspecto social
KW  - Popular music
KW  - Música popular
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183- 195) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -