Chapter 8 - The Middle East

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Chapter 8 introduces the music and associated cultural activities from the Middle East. In addition to music traditions from Iran, and Egypt, two prominent religions, including Islam and Judaism, are discussed to introduce spiritual and social perspectives on music. Important instruments, such as the 'ud and santur, are introduced, along with religious vocal production from the Islamic and Jewish faiths.

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Videos

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Jivula Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAKZk4pRKBI
Buzuq & Tombak Duo – Sabr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnR-cTJWyJY
Hamza el Din – Ud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9tGPTYqfCs
Ud Taksimi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mNxwgAmTKM
Shabbat Candle Lighting Liturgy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILv6DHuD7Y
Reb Zalman Schachter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=UIVRhezcLwc

On Your Own Time Links

Links and Further Resources

DVD/Website:: Empire of Faith. Dir. Robert H. Gardner. PBS Documentary, 2005.; http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/
Book:: Regev, Motti, and Edwin Seroussi. Popular Music and National Culture in Israel. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.; http://www.ucpress.edu/ebook.php?isbn=9780520936881
Book:: Farhat, Hormoz. The Dastgah Concept in Persian Music. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004.; http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1151289/?site_locale=en_GB
Book:: Touma, Habib Hassan. The Music of the Arabs. Milwaukee, WI: Amadeus Press, 2003.; http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do
Book:: Racy, A.J. Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004.; http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1132943/?site_locale=en_GB
DVD:: Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt. Dir. Goldman, Michal. Arab Film Distribution, 1996.; http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90326836
Website:: Jewish Music Research Center; http://www.jewish-music.huji.ac.il/
Book:: Horowitz, Amy. Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 2010.; http://wsupress.wayne.edu/books/1149/Mediterranean-Israeli-Music-and-the-Politics-of-the-Aesthetic
Website:: Jewish Music.com; http://www.jewishmusic.com/
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