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* [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/View/329944 Hearing the Music of the Middle East] | * [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/View/329944 Hearing the Music of the Middle East] | ||
* [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/View/330383 Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity] | * [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/View/330383 Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity] | ||
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+ | Also review http://maqamworld.org | ||
== Lecture segment== | == Lecture segment== | ||
Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory | Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory | ||
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+ | == Rehearsal == | ||
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+ | * al-Hilwa Di, by Sayyid Darwish and Badi` Khayri (Hijaz) (here performed by Fairuz) | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylpztuhl3t4] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpWx8RBp9I] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufRt_2wEq_A] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY2Oq7eUcUI] | ||
+ | * Ana Fintizarak, by Zakaria Ahmed and Bayram al-Tunisi (Hijaz) | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0qSSe_NF0] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXan3T1Rj0] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxpY53X7Se4] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j695T27ZXF4] | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv53Z4KDkR8] |
Revision as of 15:01, 8 September 2012
Click here to download course outline for Fall 2012
Please complete readings, watch films, and study maqamat and durub prior to each class. Submit a 1-2 paragraph report on each reading and each film via email to the instructor using the subject line: MENAME review
Midterm quizzes are scheduled for October 11 (academic, 6:30 – 7:00; short answer and map quiz) and October 25 (demonstration of performance and aural competence, 6:30 – 7:30). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse. Final exam: November 29, 6:30 to 9:30, comprising two quizzes (academic and performance). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse.
Contents
Week 1: Sep 6
Maqam: Hijaz
Durub: wahda, maqsum, bamb
(see Theory section)
Lecture segment (6:30 to 7:00)
Course introduction
Rehearsal segment: (7:00 to 9:30)
Piece:
Songs:
- Ah Ya Zayn (traditional; here performed by the celebrated Wadi al-Safi)
Week 2: Sep 13
Maqam: Bayyati
Durub: Sama`i, Sama`i Darij, Yuruk Sama`i
Homework
- Hearing the Music of the Middle East
- Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity
Also review http://maqamworld.org
Lecture segment
Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory