Palestinian Arab Music: A Maqam Tradition in Practice [With CD]

by Ruth Katz and Dalia Cohen

This long-awaited project presents the results of a major research effort to determine the parameters of the stylistic variability of Arab folk music in Israel. Central to this old and highly improvised musical tradition is a unique modal framework that combines the concept of maqam--the foundation of Arab music theory--with other characteristics, including those of the text. Palestinian Arab Music is a comprehensive analysis of this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226112985
• ISBN13: 9780226112985
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"