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Music in Egypt : experiencing music, expressing culture / Scott L. Marcus; foreword Bonnie C. Wade

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Global music seriesPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007 c2006Description: 200 p. : ill., map., + 1 CD.; 21cmISBN:
  • 019514645X (hft.)
  • 9780195146455 (hft.)
  • 0195146441 (hft.)
  • 9780195146448 (hft.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML 355 M322m 2007
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) ML 355 M322m 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000076295

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.

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.

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