Arabic Musical Forms

Arabic Musical Forms

This Documentary is probably the most extensive study of Arabic Musical Forms on the web. Each form is discussed in textual and Audio/Video examples to provide a good understanding of each form.

This Course is still Work in Progress and being turned into a Multi Media e-book

In general terms, Arabic Musical Forms (genres) can be categorized into the following Three Categories:

• Singing Forms
• Instrumental Music Forms
• Modern Musical Forms

Modern Musical Forms

(Taqseem Violin )    We continue our discussion about the Musical forms, in particular, modern forms.  Beside the Egyptian Dour, there is the “Moroccan Brawlah”  , which is often mixed with Noubah.   And another example is an Algerian Barwal 

In Tunisia, This style of folkloric and evolved singing is called “Fuondu”.  Of it, is what this group sings in Maqam “Rast Al-Theel”

After the Thirties of the last century, the well known Egyptian composer Muhammad Abdil-Wahhab has written many pieces that did not have any particular musical forms, used as entertaining and for enjoyment.  Here is a musical piece called “Liali Lubnan” (Lebanese Evenings) 

Samaii Bayati al-Aryan

Performed by Tunis TV Orchetra

Tahmila Suznak

Perfomed by National Arab Orchestra

Aalalla Toud

Wadii al-Safi

Ya Wilfi Wainak

Modern Videeo

Dour Oushaq el-gamal

Tunis TV Orchestra