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	Rebab - LoveToKnow 1911
		REBAB, or Rabab (Persian rubab; 2 Arabic rabab, rababa;3 Sp.
		A pearshaped rebab, held like a violoncello and played by means of a very long and slender bow, is carved on one of the reliefs of an ivory casket of Italo-Byzantine work of the 8th or 9th century, belonging to the Carrand Collection, Florence (see Rebec).
		All arguments in favour of including the rebab among the ancestors of the violin on the score of the bow lose their force, and as the rebab possessed no structural feature in common with the violin the question may be considered settled negatively.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Rebab (1229 words)

	Rebec - LoveToKnow 1911
		Like the rebab (q.v.), the rebec assumed at first one of two forms - the pearshaped body with a wide base, strung with three strings, or the long, narrow pearor boat-shaped body with two strings and, in addition, the other Oriental characteristics of the rebab, i.e.
		A spoon-shaped instrument, in most cases without neck, the head being joined directly to the wide shoulders of the body, must not be confounded with these hybrids; the compass and capabilities of the instrument, which sometimes had but one single string, must have been extremely limited.
		Rebabs of this type, but without bows, were in use in ancient Persia, c.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Rebec (1359 words)

	Rebab
		The rebab tiga tali, the three-string spike fiddle, is easily identified by its heart shaped soundbox made of hardwood, which is approximately 25 centimeters long and decorated with strands of wool and beads.
		The three-string rebab is also used in ensembles for a variety of artistic practices: ma’yong (dance-drama), main puteri (healing ceremony), and in the past by the narrator of tarik selampit (musical story-telling).
		The two-string rebab is used in the ensemble for wayang kulit Melayu.
	www2.seasite.niu.edu /worldmusic/Rebab.htm (304 words)

	Rebab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rebab was adopted as a key instrument in Arab classical music, along with such instruments as the oud (ancestor of the lute), the ney (end-blown flute), and various percussion instruments.
		The rebab became a favourite instrument of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and could be heard everywhere from the palace to the tea house.
		The rebab, though valued for its voice-like tone, has a very limited range (little over an octave), and was gradually replaced throughout much of the arab world by the violin and kemenche.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rebab (689 words)

	Virtual Instrument Museum
		The rebab is a two-stringed bowed lute with a heart-shaped body of wood covered with a membrane made of parchment from a cow bladder.
		It is likely that the rebab is originated from the Middle East, arriving in Indonesia in the period of the expansion of Islam in Indonesia in the 16th century.
		The incorporation of the rebab into a larger ensemble occurred during the period of the development of the gamelan toward the formation of a large ensemble.
	learningobjects.wesleyan.edu /vim/cgi-bin/instrument.cgi?id=31 (447 words)

	Rebab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Rebabs, or bowed spike fiddles, are characterized by shallow, oval bodies, with the neck of the fiddle piercing the body like a spike.
		The term rebab is an Arabic term, meaning “bowed string instrument.” Although the rebab probably originated in Arabia or Persia, it appears in Indonesia after the 10th century.
		Spike-fiddle rebabs are used in the Javanese gamelan to create a dialogue with the singers.
	www.unm.edu /~maxwell/exhibits/instruments/rebab.html (114 words)

	Stefan Tomic - Master's Thesis
		The rebab model employs a bowed string physical model and a two dimensional mesh model for the rebab body.
		The model components are adjusted to the physical specifications of the rebab based on the physical and acoustic characteristics of the instrument.
		The synthesized rebab is compared to an actual rebab to measure the degree of success of the model.
	eamusic.dartmouth.edu /~stefan/RebabModel (286 words)

	Rebab: Globalization, Culture and Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		While its roots are probably in Arabia or Persia, the rebab's influence has reached as far east as Indonesia and west to regions of Europe and Africa.
		As part of the generic "lute" family, there are two basic types of rebab: wooden fiddles with pear-shaped or elongated bodies, and spiked fiddles, named for the extension or spike on the bottom of the instrument on which it stands when played.
		Spike-fiddle rebabs used in the Javanese gamelan are made from wood, or sometimes from a hollowed, half coconut shell covered with hide.
	www.columbia.edu /~gfh6/rebab.html (200 words)

	Afghan Rebabs for Sale
		The Afghan rebab is the national instrument of Afghanistan.
		The Afghan rebab is found in northern India and Pakistan probably due to the Afghan rule in those regions in the 18th Centruy.
		The rebab was the precursor to the Indian sarod, which is regarded as one of India's most important instruments.
	www.musicoutfitters.com /ethnic/afghani.htm (182 words)

	middle eastern music: rebab, rababa, rabab
		In China the rebab is known as rawap and very popular among the uighur, the uzbek and the tajik.
		The main instruments used in arabo-andalouse music are the tar - a sort of small tambourine - sometimes a darbuqa - a funnel-shaped drum made of clay - and three types of string instruments - the rebab, the kemanjah (a violin) and the 'oud (a lute).
		The rebab is currently played from the Magreb to as far as Indonesia and Malaysia.
	www.belly-dance.org /rebab.html (403 words)

	Rebab from Javanese Gamelan at the National Music Museum
		The rebab is often responsible for playing the introduction to a piece of music (buka), signaling the other players to move to different sections of melody within a piece, and in many instances, deciding which pieces to play.
		The rebab and gender barung are closely related, often listening to each other for melodic variations and ornamentation.
		The rebab and gerong (vocal part similar to a choir) are also interdependent in establishing the lyrical melody of a piece.
	www.usd.edu /smm/Gamelan/9870/Rebab9870.html (417 words)

	eastwestmusic.net - The website of pianist, rebab player, and composer Larry Porter
		As a rebab player, Porter has been hailed as "...without a doubt one of the best of his generation" by the US-based Afghan magazine, Lemar-Aftaab.
		He was particularly entranced by the rebab with its mellow resonance and contrasting percussive quality.
		It is a traditional instrument of Afghanistan and the surrounding area, and is the precursor of the sarod.
	eastwestmusic.net (665 words)

	Afghanistan: Mohammad Yousef Kadari, rebab maker
		The trickle of returnees have now scattered all over Kabul, but a few whose homes were on the edges of the Kharabat area are now repairing instruments, making new ones and teaching music.
		A rebab can cost $200 or more depending on the amount of mother of pearl used and the intricacy of the carvings.
		Known for their superb workmanship, some rebab carvers have even been hired to make beautiful wood interiors for new houses being reconstructed in the old town.
	www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /Afghanistan/Directories/Afghanistan_Cultural_Profile/-802.html (311 words)

	Punjab Heritage News - The Rebab of Guru Gobind Singh
		The rebab was later donated to the Sikh community and is currently housed at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara of Mandi.
		The single-stringed rebab (also known as a rebec or rebek in the West) is referred to in literature of India, Persia and even in Arabic poetry.
		But even without its legendary past, this rebab is also a priceless piece of Punjabi art given its history and significance to the community of its time.
	www.punjabheritage.org /material-heritage/the-rebab-of-guru-gobind-singh.html (569 words)

	Spike Fiddle World Musical Instruments The spike fiddle is considered a rebab, which is part of the lute family, and ...
		Spike Fiddle World Musical Instruments The spike fiddle is considered a rebab, which is part of the lute family, and typically has 2 or 3 strings.
		There are two basic types of rebab: wooden fiddles with pear-shaped bodies, and spiked fiddles, named for the spike on the bottom of the instrument on which it stands while being played.
		The spike fiddle is considered a rebab, which is part of the lute family, and typically has 2 or 3 strings.
	www.worldmusicalinstruments.com /MusicalInstrumentList.asp?CategoryID=89 (321 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		rebab: a bowed lute with a long and delicately turned neck that runs through a triangular-shape resonator the top face of which is covered with a thin membrane.
		The rebab has two brass strings, each with its own tuning peg located at the top end of the instrument’s neck.
		The strings are touch stopped rather than being pressed against a fingerboard, which this instrument does not have.
	www.grinnell.edu /courses/mus/gamelans/images/rebab2.html (79 words)

	Medieval Instruments V: Fiddles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		This rebab seems to have a separate neck and body, unlike the tiny versions and the following.
		It also has an elegant, long bow held in the supine (underhand) position which was to become standard for gambas, the inverse of the modern cello position.
		Around 1982 I made a rebab and a mandora from the same dead pear tree which had been standing in my back yard for ten tears.
	home.earthlink.net /~curtis_bouterse/id8.html (1418 words)

	Rabita Andalusa - famous Rabita Andalusa Classics hit collection and Rabita Andalusa Music Reviews. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The goal of this free-wheeling association of musicians is to give life to the Andalusian-Maghrebi musical repertoire without forgetting its connections to the popular music of Northern Morocco or the practices of religious brotherhoods.
		Rebab- (played by Mohammed Ghani) — ship-shaped vielle with a table made of parchment and neck covered by thin, pierced yellow copper.
		The rebab is, with the ‘ud, the king of instruments of Maghrebi classical music.
	www.naxos.com /ensembleinfo/567.htm (544 words)

	Nay-Nava the encyclopedia of Persian(Iranian) musical instruments
		The word Rebab [robAb] is an Arabic term that can be translated as bowed string instrument.
		Dating back at least to the 8th century, the Rebab has been closely associated with Islamic culture and is thought to be the earliest ancestor of the contemporary violin.
		While its roots are in Persia, the Rebab's influence has reached as far east as Indonesia and west to regions of Europe and Africa.
	nay-nava.blogfa.com /post-28.aspx (214 words)

	Rebab or rabab [Algeria] (89.4.403) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		In North Africa, where this example is from, the rebab is most often a boat-shaped, two-string fiddle without frets.
		It is held across the player's body, with the pegbox against the left shoulder and the tailpiece on the right knee, and is played with a bow.
		The rebab is never played alone, and is used only to accompany singing.
	www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/ho/10/nfe/hod_89.4.403.htm (152 words)

	Javanese Gamelan Glossary at the National Music Museum
		As in the case of the buka rebab and gender, players are expected to know the introduction and be able to follow without being told in advance what piece will be played.
		Its role is to fill in the basic melody with more elaborate and ornamental parts, but, it may also serve as a leader in playing the buka (introductory phrase) to a piece of music and signaling transitions to different melodic sections in a composition.
		The relationship between the rebab and the gender barung is complex: it both follows and leads the rebab in articulating the movement of the melody.
	www.usd.edu /smm/Gamelan/GamelanGlossary/Definitions.html (4935 words)

	[No title]
		Le rebab, et sa ressemblance avec le violon, est également bien représenté dans l'imagerie de l'époque.
		The rebab, and its similarity with the violin, is also frequently seen in the pictures of the time.
		Julien Tiersot gives it an attention out of proportion with his actual importance in the orchestra, which leads him to a lack of prudence in the analysis of the played compositions.
	www.chez.com /gamelan/1889_reb.htm (234 words)

	Moejadjid, Penabuh Gamelan Serba Bisa -- Kamis, 26 Juli 2001
		KONON, rebab punya makna filsafat tersendiri bagi penggemarnya.
		Ia bahkan mahir membuat rebab yang saat ini perajinnya tinggal beberapa gelintir.
		Konon, rebab punya makna filsafat tersendiri bagi para penggemarnya.
	www.kompas.com /kompas-cetak/0107/26/jatim/moej32.htm (455 words)

	Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin
		Rebab is one of the string instruments found in most part of Indonesia, especially Melayu.
		This kind of rebab is as prestigious as violin to the Western.
		Rebab came from the Middle East, through to Persia and India, then to Indonesia (Al Farabi, 870 – 950 M; Al Musiqi al Kabir).
	www.indonesian-embassy.de /en/culture/ethnic_music.htm (1189 words)

	Untitled Document
		In Baghdad there is an interesting story about Rebab: It is written in 'Tarikh-ul-Hukma' and 'Mashahir-e-Alam' that about a thousand years ago, a 'Hakim' of Bukhna, Abu Nasir Farsi, who was an accomplished singer and instrumentalist, played an instrument in a social gathering of a rich 'Amir'.
		Guru Nanak Dev renovated the Arab/Iranian string instrument REBAB and activated his friend Bhai Mardana to master it and sing the hymns of divine grace.
		During the times of the 6th Master the Rebab music was supplemented by 'Dhadi' singing of chivalrous Vars while Guru Gobind Singh combined the folk of Dhadi and Classical tradition of Rebabi and patronised a new school of Sikh Holy Music.
	www.sikh-heritage.co.uk /arts/rebabiMardana/RebabiMardana.htm (6783 words)

	rebab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Rebab has an almost heart-shaped body made of wood.
		The body is covered with a thin layer of skin taken from the intestine or bladder of a buffalo.
		The Rebab is held vertically, or slightly tilting forwards.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /Indonesian/Budaya_Bangsa/Gamelan/Javanese_Gamelan/counter-melody/rebab.htm (206 words)

	Musical Instruments of Malaysia
		The rebab is a three-stringed instrument which is bowed.
		The hand-carved and highly ornamented rebab gets its resonance from a membrane or skin which is stretched tightly across the instrument's body.
		The bow is slack until the player creates tension by pulling the hairs tight.
	www.zanesville.ohiou.edu /malaysia/cordofons.htm (117 words)

	Malay Music Instruments - Music Paradise
		The rebab is the most important bowed lute in Malays folk music.
		It has 2 or 3 strings, running over a movable bridge.The rebab is held upright on a short spike and played using a wooden bow with nylon strings.
		The 2 stringed rebab is found only in the context of the shadow puppet theatre.
	musicparadise.8m.com /malay_inst.htm (386 words)

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