Making Music in the Arab World

Informationen zum Autor Jihad Racy is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California! Los Angeles! and one of the leading experts on music in the Arab world. He is a performer and composer in his own right. Klappentext Intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience! for both the specialist and general reader. Zusammenfassung A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology. In this pioneering book! he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience. The focus is tarab! a multifaceted concept which refers to indigenous music and the ecstasy associated with it. This is the first book of its kind. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Culture; 3. Performance; 4. Music; 5. Saltanah; 6. Lyrics; 7. Tarab in perspective.

Autorentext

Jihad Racy is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of the leading experts on music in the Arab world. He is a performer and composer in his own right.

Zusammenfassung
A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology. In this pioneering book, he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience. The focus is tarab, a multifaceted concept which refers to indigenous music and the ecstasy associated with it. This is the first book of its kind.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; 2. Culture; 3. Performance; 4. Music; 5. Saltanah; 6. Lyrics; 7. Tarab in perspective.