Johnny Farraj (Arabic Musician, Information Technology Consultant,, Sami Abu Shumays (Director & Director Founder & Zikrayat Founder

Broschiertes Buch

Inside Arabic Music

Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century

Beschreibung

Inside Arabic Music is a comprehensive introduction to Arabic music, theory, and performance. Basing their work largely on oral traditions of performance practice, renowned musicians Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays cover melodic and percussion instruments, vocal and instrumental forms, ornamentation, improvisation, rhythm, ensembles and arrangement, the Arabic Maqam, the tuning system, and Tarab.

Autor

Johnny Farraj is a Lebanese-born musician and software engineer of Palestinian descent. His main instrument is the riqq; he also plays the 'ud and sings. Farraj is the creator of MaqamWorld, the leading Internet reference on Arabic music theory, and is a frequent Arabic music blogger, teacher and performer, as well as a lifelong listener. Sami Abu Shumays is a Palestinian-American musician, arts administrator, and independent scholar, who traveled to Cairo and Aleppo to immerse himself in Arabic Music. After returning to the U.S., he began performing and teaching, founded Zikrayat ensemble, and developed the pedagogical website Maqam lessons. He is currently Deputy Director of Flushing Town Hall, an arts presenter in Queens, NY.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 155mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 706g
• ISBN-13: 9780190658366
• ISBN-10: 0190658363
• Artikelnr.: 54796811