arabic Flashcards by Elisa Piza | Brainscape

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( 2 ) Arabian plucked string instrument

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o’ud, Quanun (zither)

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Arabian bowed string instrument

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rabab

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arabic flute

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nay

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5 main features arabic music

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Maqam scale (half and quarter tones)
No harmony
Pitch bending
Heterophonic when ensemble play
layali= sung part, unmetered and improvised

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