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Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab
A. J. Racy
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Description for Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab
Paperback. Intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience, for both the specialist and general reader. Series Editor(s): Tripp, Charles; Clancy-Smith, Julia A.; Gershoni, Israel; Owen, Roger; Sayigh, Yezid; Tucker, Judith E. Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology and as a distinguished performer and composer. In this pioneering book, he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience and offers insights into how music generally affects us all. The focus is tarab, a multifaceted concept that has no exact equivalent in English and refers to both the indigenous music and the ecstatic feeling associated with it. Richly documented, the book examines various aspects of the musical craft, including the basic learning processes, how musicians become inspired, the love lyrics as tools of ecstasy, the relationship between ... Read more
A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology and as a distinguished performer and composer. In this pioneering book, he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience and offers insights into how music generally affects us all. The focus is tarab, a multifaceted concept that has no exact equivalent in English and refers to both the indigenous music and the ecstatic feeling associated with it. Richly documented, the book examines various aspects of the musical craft, including the basic learning processes, how musicians become inspired, the love lyrics as tools of ecstasy, the relationship between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Cambridge Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521316859
SKU
V9780521316859
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About A. J. Racy
Jihad Racy is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of the leading experts on music in the Arab world. He is a performer and composer in his own right.
Reviews for Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab
'… a major contribution to studies in English on Arab music … a must read for specialists and a very interesting book for the general reader …'. Digest of Middle East Studies 'One could hardly ask for a better English-language introduction to the principles of Arabic music that this terse, well-written treatment … Racy writes with clarity and passion drawing ... Read more