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Revision as of 09:12, 16 September 2010
Some concepts we've introduced so far...
- oral tradition vs written tradition, mnemonics of scripts
- ethnomusicology and comparative musicology
- Hornbostel-Sachs system for classifying musical instruments
- 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
- 'Arab' (people, music)
To do Thursday
- Review: classes of instruments, concept of maqam
- Ear training with the nay: Rast.
- 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
- Critique
- Definitions?
- Your turn: empirical investigations regarding "Arab music" (audio and video recordings)
- "Drop the needle" test - The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv, 1900-2000 & ethnomusicology/comparative musicology of the (Arab) world
- Role of Arab nationalism (since 19th c) in formulating "Arab music" as "al-musiqa al-arabiyya"
- Some historical overview...
- Islamicate timelines and periods
- The history of Islamicate music (as presented by Touma)
- What is an SC paper? - ex: Touma (critical reading & analysis, together...)
- Film: Umm Kulthum plays the role of the famous Abbasid-era qayna, Dananeer
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)
