Arab World

Question 1

Azān

Answer 1

Muslim call to prayer; not considered music, though it is musical; repetitions are melismatic - one syllable stretched out over many notes

Question 2

Melisma

Answer 2

one syllable stretched over many notes; used in Azān, or the Muslim call to prayer

Question 3

Zaffa

Answer 3

bands for weddings in the Arab World; uses mizmar - long double-reed aerophone, often used in wedding processions

Question 4

Mizmar

Answer 4

instrument in the Arab World often used in wedding processions; long double-reed aerophone

Question 5

Takht Ensemble

Answer 5

small instrument ensemble in the Arab World

Question 6

Tarab

Answer 6

the goal of Arab musicians - to create a state of ecstasy or enchantment with the music

Question 7

Buzuq

Answer 7

long-necked lute

Question 8

Quanun

Answer 8

plucked box zither

Question 9

Oud

Answer 9

fretless lute, pear-shaped, short neck; characteristic of Turkey and the Arab World

Question 10

Ney

Answer 10

end-blown flute in Turkey and the Arab world; associate with Sufism - mythical sect of Islam

Question 11

Riqq

Answer 11

Arab tambourine

Question 12

Taqsim

Answer 12

an improvised solo musical performance inspired by a maqām

Question 13

Maqām

Answer 13

a tonal mode in Turkish and Arab music; not just a scale, but also a set of emphasized pitches and melodic figures; uses microtones aka quarter steps