MENAME Winter 2020 assignments

under construction

16 Jan:

• Introduction to the course:
  • MENA
  • Languages
  • History
  • Musical characteristics
• Requirements
• Introduction to maqamat and iqa`at or durub
• Percussion exercise: maqsum
• Maqam exercise: Hijaz
• Ah Ya Zayn (eventually we'll do this film version with dance.
• Hibbina (22:20), composed and sung by Farid al-Atrash, from the 1975 film "Nagham fi Hayati" (A melody in my life).
• Leylim Ley (49:45), from the 1985 film "Mavi mavi" (Blue blue), sung by Ibrahim Tatlises.
• Nassam alayna al-Hawa, from the 1968 film "Bint al-Haris", featuring Fairouz. Song by the Rahbani brothers (Mansur and Assi)