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Tunisian Bashraf's Book (free PDF)

Jono Oud N.Z - 12-19-2017 at 04:01 PM

http://www.salahelmahdi.com/uploads/document/XjW6IJdN.pdf

Jody Stecher - 12-20-2017 at 08:13 AM

Thank you.

majnuunNavid - 12-20-2017 at 08:50 PM

Awesome. I really enjoyed his Samai Hijaz Kar Kurd that Simon Shaheen taught at the Arabic music Retreat, and I wanted to know more about his work. Thanks!

Jono Oud N.Z - 12-21-2017 at 11:08 AM

It is awesome to find these treasures, was just searching for "Bashraf" scores and this one came up(!)

I have another one in this series - physical book that my teacher gave me, she found it somewhere in Europe (perhaps France?) around 30 or more years ago.

It contains many nuba suites in different maqamat and shows different rhythms used in Tunisian Malouf music.
Will try to scan it sometime as it is way out if print.
If I find it on the net, will share the link.

There is an excellent book called "Ma'luf: Reflections on the Arab Andalusian Music of Tunisia" by Ruth Davis.
The book discusses the work of Salah El Mahdi, Ali Darwish, Baron d'Erlanger and other important figures in the revival of traditional music in Tunisia.
Some good transcriptions and maqamat and rhythms are shown with detailed notation showing the jins overlaps (not just scales).

https://www.amazon.com/Maluf-Reflections-Andalusian-Music-Tunisia/dp...

Jody Stecher - 12-21-2017 at 02:40 PM

In light of the Ruth Davis book, the content of this Bashraf collection is puzzling. She doesn't mention Bashraf as a musical form in Tunisia and some of the titles in the collection that seem to be named for maqamat are not to be found as nubat or ajnas or maqam in her book.

Most baffling of all in the Bashraf collection is the presentation of Sama'i as a type of Bashraf. Maybe if I understood Tunisian Arabic or had a better grip of French it would all become clear.

Jono Oud N.Z - 12-25-2017 at 01:50 PM
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In light of the Ruth Davis book, the content of this Bashraf collection is puzzling. She doesn't mention Bashraf as a musical form in Tunisia and some of the titles in the collection that seem to be named for maqamat are not to be found as nubat or ajnas or maqam in her book. Most baffling of all in the Bashraf collection is the presentation of Sama'i as a type of Bashraf. Maybe if I understood Tunisian Arabic or had a better grip of French it would all become clear.


Yes - I understand your point.
I believe the Bashraf and Samai forms were introduced in Tunisia and Algeria in the Ottoman period, and later musicians like Ali Al Darwish brought a strong Eastern Arabic influence to Tunisian musicians.
The album Bashraf Kabir by the "troubadour of Constantine" (Algeria) Salim Fergani is a very helpful link.

https://app.box.com/s/qouvcspih9pa4212jxrbqdd9rhoctbid

From the CD liner notes from Salim Fergani - Bashraf Kabir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHwRazcq3OE

https://www.amazon.fr/Bashraf-Kabir-Salim-Fergani/dp/B000XUDECS

Jono Oud N.Z - 12-25-2017 at 01:57 PM

Just found some more info:

https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=as0xBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150&lp...