Difference between revisions of "MofA Week 2: The history of Arab music & the construction of “Arab music” ("al-musiqa al-`arabiyya")"
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| + | * Musical warm up! Melody and rhythm with nay and riqq accompaniment. | ||
| + | ** concept of [http://www.fwalive.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Theory/Maqamat.jpg maqam] and [http://www.fwalive.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/Theory/Durub%20chart%20rev%202009.pdf darb] | ||
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs Hornbostel-Sachs] system for classifying musical instruments | ||
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| + | = Some concepts...critiques = | ||
* oral tradition vs written tradition, mnemonics of scripts | * oral tradition vs written tradition, mnemonics of scripts | ||
* ethnomusicology and comparative musicology | * ethnomusicology and comparative musicology | ||
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* concept of frequency ratios and musical intervals (e.g. an octave is 2:1) | * concept of frequency ratios and musical intervals (e.g. an octave is 2:1) | ||
* 'Microtones', 'quartertones' (see www.maqamworld.com), equal temperament, frequency ratios | * 'Microtones', 'quartertones' (see www.maqamworld.com), equal temperament, frequency ratios | ||
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** 'Arab' (people, music): who's an Arab? What counts as their music? | ** 'Arab' (people, music): who's an Arab? What counts as their music? | ||
** 'Music' (What counts as music? etic vs. emic definitions) | ** 'Music' (What counts as music? etic vs. emic definitions) | ||
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| + | * Continue critical introduction: "What is ethnomusicology of the Arab world?" (what is the Arab world? who is an Arab? what is Arab music?...) | ||
| + | ** The history of the word "Arab" from earliest times to present | ||
| + | ** Concepts and nationalisms, e.g. "Arab music" (vs. "Middle Eastern music", "Egyptian music", "Islamic music", etc.) | ||
| + | ** [https://eclass.srv.ualberta.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=1056464 Critique] | ||
| + | ** [https://eclass.srv.ualberta.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=1056465 Definitions?] | ||
| + | * Your turn: empirical investigations regarding "Arab music" (audio and video recordings) | ||
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= History of Arab music = | = History of Arab music = | ||
* Role of Arab nationalism (since 19th c) in formulating "Arab music" as "al-musiqa al-arabiyya" | * Role of Arab nationalism (since 19th c) in formulating "Arab music" as "al-musiqa al-arabiyya" | ||
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** [[Periodization of Islamicate history | Islamicate timelines and periods]] | ** [[Periodization of Islamicate history | Islamicate timelines and periods]] | ||
** [[The history of Islamicate music]] (as presented by Touma) | ** [[The history of Islamicate music]] (as presented by Touma) | ||
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** [[Outline of the history of music in the Arab world]] (as presented by me) | ** [[Outline of the history of music in the Arab world]] (as presented by me) | ||
* What is an SC paper? - ex: [http://www.fwalive.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/ArabCulture/dev.arabworld.nitle.org/textsf339.html?module_id=5&reading_id=45&sequence=1 Touma] (critical reading & analysis, together...) | * What is an SC paper? - ex: [http://www.fwalive.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MENAME/ArabCulture/dev.arabworld.nitle.org/textsf339.html?module_id=5&reading_id=45&sequence=1 Touma] (critical reading & analysis, together...) | ||
| − | * Film: the celebrated pan-Arab singer Umm Kulthum plays the role of the famous Abbasid-era qayna, Dananeer, in the film ''Dananeer'' (1940) | + | * Film: the celebrated pan-Arab singer Umm Kulthum plays the role of the famous Abbasid-era qayna, Dananeer, in the film ''Dananeer'' (1940). |
Three ways of reading this film | Three ways of reading this film | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 9 September 2014
To do
- Musical warm up! Melody and rhythm with nay and riqq accompaniment.
- concept of maqam and darb
- Hornbostel-Sachs system for classifying musical instruments
Some concepts...critiques
- oral tradition vs written tradition, mnemonics of scripts
- ethnomusicology and comparative musicology
- concept of frequency ratios and musical intervals (e.g. an octave is 2:1)
- 'Microtones', 'quartertones' (see www.maqamworld.com), equal temperament, frequency ratios
- emic/etic distinction
- ethnocentrism
- Orientalism
- critique:
- 'Arab' (people, music): who's an Arab? What counts as their music?
- 'Music' (What counts as music? etic vs. emic definitions)
- Continue critical introduction: "What is ethnomusicology of the Arab world?" (what is the Arab world? who is an Arab? what is Arab music?...)
- The history of the word "Arab" from earliest times to present
- Concepts and nationalisms, e.g. "Arab music" (vs. "Middle Eastern music", "Egyptian music", "Islamic music", etc.)
- Critique
- Definitions?
- Your turn: empirical investigations regarding "Arab music" (audio and video recordings)
History of Arab music
- Role of Arab nationalism (since 19th c) in formulating "Arab music" as "al-musiqa al-arabiyya"
- Historical overview...
- Islamicate timelines and periods
- The history of Islamicate music (as presented by Touma)
- Critique of "Arab music" history
- Outline of the history of music in the Arab world (as presented by me)
- What is an SC paper? - ex: Touma (critical reading & analysis, together...)
- Film: the celebrated pan-Arab singer Umm Kulthum plays the role of the famous Abbasid-era qayna, Dananeer, in the film Dananeer (1940).
Three ways of reading this film
- as an (explicit) representation of 9th c Abbasid culture
- as an (implicit) representation of Egyptian perceptions of "Arab history" in 1940
- as an (implicit) representation of Egyptian film music in 1940
Typology
Typology of Music of the Arab World
Films
- Umm Kulthum in Dananeer. Songs from the film: [1][2][3][4]
- An Art of Living (on Ziryab in Cordoba)
