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	Middle Eastern Music
		Middle Eastern music is the name given to the folk, religious and classical music from the geographic area that includes the countries of the Middle East through to Central Asia.
		This music weaves fine poetry, sophisticated melodic improvisation, musical composition and a wide range of long complex rhythmic patterns into a rich and diverse tapestry of sound that embody the basic aesthetic values of the land and people of the region.
		The State Library’s Music and Performing Arts library is dedicated to the development of music score and reference collections that reflect the variety of musical traditions around the world.
	www.liswa.wa.gov.au /eastern.html (624 words)

	Middle Eastern Music: A Very Brief Introduction
		Music in general is a very subtle, very complex subject, and it's difficult to render a discussion of it into writing.
		Pop music is a recent offshoot of modern music, written to appeal in particular to the younger generation.
		Please bear in mind that Middle Eastern composers, especially since the dawn of the entertainment industry in the early years of the 20th century, may borrow techniques from Western music as they seek to new sources of inspiration.
	www.shira.net /musicintro.htm (3815 words)

	Desert Moon Dance Academy's Middle Eastern Music Site
		It is the rhythms and melodies of traditional Middle Eastern music that have shaped belly dance.
		Western music depends upon a regular rhythm and melodies which build upon a progression of chords and relies on changes in tempo for variety.
		The traditional music ensemble, known as the takht, was comprised of the following instruments: the 'ud, the qanun, the nay, the riqq, and the kamanjah (a spike fiddle).
	www.desertmoondance.com /Music.htm (936 words)

	Istanbul: Center of Middle-Eastern Classical Music
		The music they introduced to the court and the city was most probably part of the tradition cherished in the Timurid and Safavid courts, which was also appreciated in a wider Middle Eastern tradition.
		Military Music: It is a well-known fact that the Ottoman meter, which is known as the janissary band in the western countries, is one of the oldest military musical ensembles in the world.
		Since this music was also received as a contribution to Islamic culture by the population, it caused music itself to gain prestige, which opened the way for a broader concept of music.
	sanat.bilkent.edu.tr /interactive.m2.org/Music/aksoy2.html (6119 words)

	Jawaahir - Educational Articles - Music
		Middle Eastern music frequently employs a call-and-response form in which a lead instrument plays a phrase and another instrument responds, creating a musical conversation.
		Middle Eastern music is a living tradition that has roots in the ancient civilizations of the Middle East.
		Love is a major theme in Middle Eastern music, in all its aspects - love of family, country, nation, nature, and of course, the beloved, whether close at hand or separated by oceans.
	www.jawaahir.org /edu_music.htm (1385 words)

	Jas's-- Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ (for dumbec, doumbec, doumbek, arabic tabla, darabuka, tombak, zarb ...) : Rhythms ...
		There are numerous problems for modern students attempting to study early Middle Eastern music: Arabic writers tend to describe such things and music and dance rather poetically (in terms of impressions and feelings and effect on audience) rather than give much technical detail of form or technique.
		Modern Middle Eastern music is mishmash of local folk traditions, the remains of ancient classical forms, and aspects of western popular and sometimes classical music.
		Modern (traditional) Persian music, for instance rarely has rhythms that are not cycles of 2, 4, or 6 beats while historical records seem to indicate that much longer cycles were common in the past.
	www.khafif.com /rhy (8040 words)

	Rasmussen Article Dec 97
		ALTHOUGH Americans of Middle Eastern Heritage, be they of Arab, Turkish, Armenian, Sephardic Jewish, Assyrian, Greek, or Central Asian heritage, comprise one of the fastest growing groups in the United States their music may seem invisible to the American musical connoisseur.
		Middle Eastern music made in America is simply not widely available on the major or alternative recording labels to which we habitually turn for our fare of world music.
		The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab by Simon Shaheen and Ensemble Axiom 539 865-2.
	fp.arizona.edu /mesassoc/Bulletin/rasmussen.htm (2023 words)

	Middle Eastern Music Ensemble concert tonight
		Ruskin and Martin Hatch, Cornell associate professor of music, founded the Cornell Middle Eastern Music Ensemble (CMEME) in the summer of 2002 with the purpose of exploring Middle Eastern musical traditions.
		Although there are common characteristics that define the music of the Middle East, there is also a huge variety of regional variations.
		The form of this year's festival at Sage Chapel conforms to tradition; although the music changes each year, the format of readings, choir anthems and congregational hymns will remain, with the content expressing a spirit of Christian nonsectarian inclusiveness appropriate to the mission of the chapel.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/04/12.2.04/music.html (586 words)

	Books of Middle Eastern Melodies by Mimi Spencer
		Most of the Middle Eastern music she played was transcribed by herself from records, tapes, compact discs, and occasionally from live performances.
		Alt Jihad Racy contributed enormously to her knowledge of Arabic music, from their first meeting in the late 70's onwards; from him, she began learning the names of the maqams and the structure of the music she had transcribed.
		Middle Eastern singing and makam both in classes and privately in the San Francisco area, and she taught kanun at the Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp in Mendocino.
	www.maryellendonald.com /MimiSpencer.htm (604 words)

	Middle East Music Ensemble: Group takes anthropological approach to music-making
		Arab music is infectious music, it seems, and it is next to impossible to stay still when hearing it.
		A composer of Arab classical and contemporary music, Boulos was born in Jerusalem in 1968, and grew up in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he studied music at the Institute of Fine Arts.
		Middle Eastern music comes from an oral tradition, the conductor explains, so for his group to perform a song, Boulos must first listen to the composition and then transcribe the tune into sheet music.
	chronicle.uchicago.edu /041104/mideast-music.shtml (745 words)

	Middle Eastern Dance & Music Communities and Resources
		Middle Eastern dance is internalized physically and emotionally by the dancer and is designed to bring out each woman’s unique passion and beauty.
		Its mandate is to: promote public understanding and acceptance of Middle Eastern dance, music, and culture; foster an atmosphere of unity, communications, and understanding among exponents of the art; promote a high standard of dance presentation and instruction; and, provide a forum for information and expression.
		Born to Jamila Salimpour, a pioneer in the world of Middle Eastern dance, and Ardeshir Salimpour, a Persian drummer, Suhaila's unique background has prepared her to become one of the world's most sought-after performers, teachers, and choreographers of traditional Middle Eastern dance.
	www.thisbusinessofdanceandmusic.com /middleeastern.htm (2352 words)

	RootsWorld/Hollow Ear: Reviews of Middle Eastern Music
		The current health of this music is problematic in its native home since the Islamic revolution, with the regime having a generally negative attitude towards music.
		While her takes on film music and ghazal have always been intriguing, they just never seem to expand to a new and wondrous point in the way Sheila Chandra has been able to do.
		Blue Camel is a truly international experience, drawing from the African heritage of jazz, the north African and middle eastern traditions of the oud, and layered with the rhythms and percussion of India and the Caribbean.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/mideast.html (2455 words)

	Islam Music & Dance
		The author tells us that the classical music can still be heard today, but he is worried about the mixing of the old forms with modern, so that the classical music and the skilled classical musicians might die out soon.
		Persian Classical Music (from Duke University) tells of the influence of Persian music and its influence by Islamic rule - and the influence of Sufi poetry and music as an expression of religious mysticism and the release of the soul.
		Persian musical instruments (which influenced the music from Spain to China) are also shown as you scroll down.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/Music/Islam_Music_&_Dance.html (1726 words)

	Middle Eastern music for belly dancing
		Obviously in the 20th Century Western musical influences came in and one interesting development was by the 19th-century theorists Michel Muchaqa of Damascus and Mohammed Chehab ad-Din of Cairo who introduced the theoretical division of the scale into 24 quarter tones.
		The Egyptian Cabaret scene of course generated a vast range of bespoke music and in its heyday huge orchestras were created to play for the top dancers of that era.
		The idea of a riff or a motto theme is taken from the Middle Eastern side and the idea of exposition, development and recapitulation is from the Western side.
	www.zehara.co.uk /middleeasternmusic.htm (3074 words)

	Middle Eastern Culture Page: Music
		When clicked together between the thumb and middle fingers, they produce a bell-like tone and are a wonderful accompaniment to Middle Eastern music.
		To Middle Eastern percussionists, this hand drum is the instrument of choice, and is one of the most popular instruments found in Middle Eastern music.
		The head is often made of sheepskin and is struck with the hand to accompany other Middle Eastern musical instruments in song and dance.
	www.reemcreations.com /culture/music/instruments.html (228 words)

	Middle Eastern Music & Dance Camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Music so heavenly, so full of emotion that you may think you were not in California at all.
		All music here is live, not "Memorex." The only exception to this is in some of the dance classes, and then during the class and at the week's end recital only.
		Classes are held at the rate of at least 13 dance classes, 28 or so music classes and 2 or 3 singing classes to choose from per day.
	www.blacksheepbellydance.com /writings/files/camp.html (4365 words)

	Middle Eastern Dance: Music
		Scheherezade Imports-everything for the middle eastern dancer, we are also the distributor for the Belly Dancing for Fortune and Fame CD.
		The music book and tapes sometimes are on sale at the Mendocino ME Music and Dance Camp in August (see Calendar page for next Camp info, if available, or Annual Workshops/Camps page for a summary).
		Their full line of music is available through CD NOW as well as at Tower Records, Borders, Virgin Megastores and other stores nationwide.
	www.bdancer.com /med-guide/media/music.html (2970 words)

	Sherefé: Middle Eastern Music
		Original scales in the Middle East are known as "maqams" and frequently contain "quartertone" intervals which can't be played on well-tempered instruments.
		Her first musical composition at age eight was "I'm a Little Leopard Prowling around in Sneakers." She currently makes her living composing music for and accompanying modern dance, performing solo and guest appearances with Sherefé and with Bobby McFerrin.
		Middle Eastern music as a way of life has become his goal.
	home.earthlink.net /~evacernik/sherefe.htm (562 words)

	Bellydance Master :: Bellydance music instruction video exercise Arabic Adam Basma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Here you can learn all about Middle Eastern dance, music and costuming.
		An encyclopedia of Middle Eastern dance terms and history.
		The clothing and costumes used in Middle Eastern dance.
	www.bellydancemaster.com /index.php?module=Encyclopedia&func=displayvo... (74 words)

	undomondo » Middle Eastern Music
		It’s a well known tune from Anatolia and Middle East (I don’t really know the origin, it might be Turkish or Persian).
		This song has a beatiful version in the Israeli Sheshbesh’s 1998 album led by the principal flutist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Yossi Arnheim.
		Undomondo is an mp3blog that supports and promotes good music regardless of "genres".
	www.undomondo.com /2006/07/middle-eastern-music (417 words)

	Middle Eastern Music :: calabashmusic.com
		Turkish-born and Montreal-based Mercan Dede fuses Sufi music with contemporary ambient...
		The music of percussionist Shlomo Bar combines eastern and western instruments producing a unique...
		Ahmad Pejman was born in 1937 in Lar, Iran.
	music.calabashmusic.com /world/middle_east (340 words)

	A World in Two Cities
		Minneapolis is home to thriving Middle Eastern music and dance communities.
		The Middle East comprises several ethnic groups, such as Arabs (the largest group), Turks, Persians, and smaller groups.
		Arab music is that of the Arabic speaking populations.
	www.cla.umn.edu /twocities/rprojs/middle_eastern/mideast_index.asp (392 words)

	Middle Eastern Percussion
		What you will find on this page are links to learning the dombec and other Middle Eastern instruments, the rhythms of Middle Eastern music, articles about drumming, vendors who sell Middle Eastern instruments, instructional videos, drum and Middle Eastern musical instrument websites and drum webrings.
		A Review of Music and Rhythm: (from a belly dancer's point of view) - by Roxann (Ann Sabin) This paper is organized into two sections.
		The first section is a very basic introduction to music and notation, and has a general application.
	www.joyofbellydancing.com /drum2.htm (1315 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: R: Regional and Ethnic: Middle Eastern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Arabic Music Page - This was formerly known as the FAQ (frequently asked questions) for the rec.music.arabic newsgroup.
		Middle Eastern Music: Translated Song Lyrics - English translations of the lyrics of 40 popular Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Hebrew songs.
		Progressive Music of North Africa - Contains sound clips and biographies of pioneer and contemporary performers from the region.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Styles/R/Regional_and_Ethnic/Middle_Eastern (334 words)

	Al Mashriq - Middle East - Music
		Ziad is the son of Fairuz and @assi Rahbani, two of the giants of lebanese music in the 20th century.
		Primary source of Arabic music in Lebanon, particulary Fairouz.
		Marcel Khalife The Music of Marcel Khalife and Al Mayadine Ensemble
	almashriq.hiof.no /base/music.html (284 words)

	Dance
		Just as with music, there are different views that Muslims have about dancing.
		And in contrast, some Muslims saw music and dancing as a way to become closer to Allah.
		Dancing, singing and instrumental music were all part of the court entertainment of the sultan and his guests in Turkey, Egypt, Spain, and Persia.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/Music/Dance.html (568 words)

	World Music Central - A Recital of Armenian & Middle-Eastern Music
		Xauen Music and the DeKoven Center are proud to present a recital of Armenian and Middle-Eastern Music featuring Armenian musician Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian on ‘ud, clarinet, and duduk with Hicham Chami on qanun, Naser Musa on ‘ud, and Karim Nagi on hand drums.
		Chami graduated from the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Rabat, Morocco, with a diploma in qanun performance and another in Western music theory.
		He is founder of the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble as well as Xauen Music, an organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of classical Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, and Sephardic music.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20050607193526779 (517 words)

	Middle East music culture dance seminar bellydance folklore folk dancing
		This traditional Egyptian workshop focuses on how the movements for dance and the part of the body used are different for each of the 3 elements of music: rhythm, melody, instrumentation.
		The student learns how to interpret Middle East music for the dance style Raqs al-Sharqi by portraying these 3 elements simultaneously to give a complete visual presentation of the music.
		The dancer appears to conduct the music with her (his) body!
	www.middleeastcamp.com (524 words)

	Middle Eastern music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Though the band adheres strictly to the original scales, modes, forms, lyrics and rhythms of the musical traditions, the music is improvisational and spontaneous.
		The Middle Eastern "maqams," or original scales, contain "quartertones" that add a subtle fluidity and musical ornamentation to the melodic lines.
		She has a talent for improvisation, especially with the Middle Eastern musical form.
	www.bouldernews.com /news/local/12todayb.html (461 words)

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