Arab Music Vocabulary in Syrian Contemporary Clarinet Chamber Works
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Title
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Arab Music Vocabulary in Syrian Contemporary Clarinet Chamber Works
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:a1dbae806b59:11953
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identifier
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12641
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Creator
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Azmeh, Kinan,
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Contributor
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David Olan
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music | arab | chamber music | clarinet | kinan azmeh | syria
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines three chamber music pieces by contemporary Syrian composers that use the clarinet, looking for different elements drawn from traditional Arab music and how they are used in a western contemporary context. The three works studied in this dissertation are: Qunitet by Shafi Badreddine [Shafi' Badr al-Din] (b.1972), Buhur by Kareem Roustom [Karim Rustom] (b. 1971), and Quintet for the Damascus Festival by Dia Succari, [D&dotbelow;ia' Sukkari] (1938--2010). From analysis of these works and from conversations I had with the composers, these central topics emerged: 1) how they use the muwashshah as a source of inspiration and 2) how they use maqam.;Using the muwashshah as a departure point, Roustom uses poetry meters in the entire piece, Badreddine only uses its general form and titles, while Succari based a number of his compositions on the main theme of a famous muwashshah.;While Roustom and Succari approach the maqams in a way that is somewhat less unconventional, Badreddine subjects them to a microscopic treatment that focuses on the qualities of a specific interval (or intervals) in a given maqam.;A central aim of this dissertation is to study how knowledge of Arab music affects the overall performance of these works, and to question whether these works challenge the performer differently from other western classical music works. Through this research it became clear that such challenges do exist, and that a comprehensive performance of any musical work can only be achieved if work is put into learning the fine nuances specific to the culture from which the composer drew inspiration.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.M.A.
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Program
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Music
