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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century

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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century - Farraj, Johnny, and Shumays, Sami Abu
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Over its fifteen-century history, Arabic music has had a global resonance that followed the Islamic empire itself, across Europe to the west and into India to the east. By the mid-20th century, the music spread further through radio and musical cinema, and the West's fascination with Raqs Sharqi - or "bellydance." Yet Arabic music remains widely misunderstood, in part because of the maqam - the music's unique and complex system of melodic modes. From deep inside the tradition, renowned performers Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu ...

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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century 2019, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190658366

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