Chris-Stephens
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Is there an Arabic tem for the fast rhythmic string switching during taqasim?
Is there a specific Arabic word for the fast tremolo on one string(usually a higher one) while comping on the lower end that is part of many Oud
Taqasims? Heres one example around the 6 minute mark https://youtu.be/OCmheJ929fo?list=WL&t=361
Farid AlAtrash usually ended his solos in this manner as well. Does this section have aname in Arabic? In Persian music it's like chaharmezrab and
Hindustani music its like jhalla.
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Quote: Originally posted by Chris-Stephens  | Is there a specific Arabic word for the fast tremolo on one string(usually a higher one) while comping on the lower end that is part of many Oud
Taqasims? Heres one example around the 6 minute mark https://youtu.be/OCmheJ929fo?list=WL&t=361
Farid AlAtrash usually ended his solos in this manner as well. Does this section have aname in Arabic? In Persian music it's like chaharmezrab and
Hindustani music its like jhalla. |
I dunno the Arabic word but in classical mandolin something similar is called The Duo Style. It seems to be something that double strung instruments
like to do.
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more examples
https://youtu.be/zWddWhpKrmM?t=296
https://youtu.be/Fc6hYABE0Xs?t=230
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I don't know of an Arabic term. Of course in Western music this is generally termed a pedal point or pedal tone (or just pedal).
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Thats so surprising! This section is such a distinct feature and seems like it would have its own name.
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It's certainly interesting! I always thought that this technique was probably a Western import, borrowed from Flamenco music, and so not truly a
native feature of Arabic music. I don't think I've heard it in Turkish/Ottoman music. It seems mostly to show up in examples from the 1940s/50s or
later, particularly popularized by players like Ahmed Al-Bidawi and Farid. Players from that era were often familiar with Western music terminology
and perhaps might not have felt a need to invent an Arabic term?
It's a natural fit in Arabic music due to the fondness for drones in general (which is obviously similar), particularly in folk instruments like
mijwiz, and is certainly commonly used nowadays. But I've never heard it referred with a specific Arabic term. There may be one though! Very curious
to hear if there is someone who has more insight.
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I always just heard it called "farid style"
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Is there an Arabic world for "tremolo" that isn't Italian?
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Yes. We discussed that here: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=18224
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