Essays about: "maqām"

Found 5 essays containing the word maqām.

  1. 1. Searching for possibilities - Exploring the potentials of my Qanun performance.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Richard Alsadi; [2021-10-21]
    Keywords : qanun; ancient instrument; traditional instrument; Middle Eastern music; world music; experimental; ambience; soundscape composition; maqam; noise music; self-discovery; extended techniques; improvisation;

    Abstract : Over the course of many years of playing the qanun; a trapezoidal middle eastern zither-like stringed instrument, I have noticed how often the instrument has been played within its modal traditional framework, leading me to a perception that the qanun and myself are prevented from discovering more techniques and new potentials. I, hence, have been attempting to explore the traditional manners of treating the instrument with regard to timbre, playing techniques, and different harmonic orientations - while trying to maintain its true qualities and not losing sight of its traditional soul. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Music is Feeling” : Tarab: a Phenomenon of Arab Musical Culture

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Darin Kahel; [2021]
    Keywords : tarab; maqam; takht; saltanah; طرب، مقام، تخت، سلطنة;

    Abstract : This essay examines tarab, an Arab musical tradition deeply rooted in the Near East region, and evaluated by listeners based on its emotional effect. Tarab culture has been influenced by westernization, forces of globalization, postcolonial nationalism, and modernism since the early 20th-century, which significantly changed the face of this musical culture by the end of the century. READ MORE

  4. 3. INTO THE MAQAM- IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTS OF NEAR EASTERN MUSIC INTO MY OWN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND PERFORMANCE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Magdalena Nowak; [2020-04-23]
    Keywords : near eastern music; improvisation; musical expression; clarinet; imitation; interpretation; maqām;

    Abstract : Much has been written on the topic of Near Eastern classical and traditional music. This huge, integrated musical tradition, existing in large areas of the Middle East and Middle Asia differs a lot from western musical theory and performance tradition. READ MORE

  5. 4. Middle Eastern Violin Method : A Method for Teaching and Transcribing Middle Eastern Music

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för folkmusik

    Author : Alan Majeed; [2019]
    Keywords : Middle Eastern Music; Kurdish Music; Persian Music; Turkish Music; Arabic Music; Violin Method; music pedagogy;

    Abstract :         My project is first and foremost about developing a pedagogical method for teaching Middle Eastern folk and classical music on the violin. As a secondary goal, I want to know if my own playing could benefit from applying such a method and become more skilled in expressing myself artistically on my instrument. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Journey in the Pathways of Maqam and arranging Muwashahat

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Nemat Battah; [2018-07-31]
    Keywords : Singer; Vocalist; Traditional Arabic music; Andalusian music; Maqam; Muwashah; Arranging Arabic music; Harmonizing Arabic music;

    Abstract : In this project, I explore the Arabic scalar system “Maqam” through studying, analysing and arranging one of the most traditional Arabic song forms “Muwashah”. I explore the different possibilities of arranging this song form in an untraditional way, by using western instruments and musicians who come from different musical backgrounds. READ MORE