Description |
1 audio disc (73 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time |
000848 000432 000742 000834 000749 000816 000919 001049 000705 |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
Medium of Performance |
oud 1 percussion 1 2 |
Note |
Improvisations on traditional maqām from Iraq. |
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Title from container. |
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"Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage"--Back of container. |
Performer |
Rahim AlHaj, oud ; Souhail Kaspar, percussion. |
Event |
Recorded 2005 May 4-7 Private Ear Recording, Hyattsville, Md. |
Note |
Program notes, bibliography and discography in English and Arabic (17, 15 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
Contents |
Taqsīm maqām Ājam (8:48) -- Taqsīm maqām Mukhālif (4:32) -- Taqsīm maqām Sīkā (7:42) -- Taqsīm maqām Kurd (8:34) -- Taqsīm maqām Bayyat-Husayni (7:49) -- Taqsīm maqām Hijaz (8:16) -- Taqsīm maqām Lāmī (9:19) -- Taqsīm maqām Sharqī Rast (10:49) -- Taqsīm maqām Saba (7:05). |
Summary |
Rahim Alhaj performs nine selections of traditional Iraqi music on the oud, a Middle Eastern stringed instrument, with percussion accompaniment. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 16). |
Subject |
Oud and percussion music.
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Oud and percussion music. |
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Maqām -- Iraq.
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Maqām. |
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Iraq. |
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Music -- Iraq.
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Music. |
Genre/Form |
Folk music.
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Folk music.
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Studio recordings.
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Studio recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Added Author |
Kaspar, Souhail, instrumentalist.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
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Added Title |
Music of Iraq |
Standard No. |
093074053324 |
Music No. |
SFW CD 40533 Smithsonian Folkways |
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