📗 Libro en inglés THE MUSIC OF THE ARABS (BOOK WITH CD)

Encompassing a history of more than 2000 years, the music of the Arabs is unique among the world’s various musical cultures. Based on a modal tone system --- one of the few autonomous tone systems of our time --- Arab music is characterized by the maqam phenomenon, an original type of improvisation that is common to both secular and sacred Arabian art music. The book presents an overview of Arabic music throughout history and examines the artistic output of contemporary musicians, covering secular and sacred, instrumental and vocal, improvised and composed music. Typical musical structures are elucidated, and a detailed bibliography, a discography (mainly covering the last 50 years), and a guide to the Arabic alphabet for English speakers are also provided.