Brian Prunka
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Raqset al-Atlas & Hubbi
In case anyone wants it, I've shared my transcriptions of the tunes "Raqset al-Atlas" and "Hubbi" here:
brianprunka.com/words/blog/hubbi-raqset-al-atlas-sheet-music
There was an interesting discussion on FB recently about these two tunes and whether one of the composers may have "plagiarized" the other.
Personally, I do think there was an influence but not plagiarism. Curious to know what you guys think.
Either way, both are super fun, classic tunes!
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John Erlich
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Thanks for sharing these, Brian! It never occurred to me that these pieces were connected, but I'll listen more carefully.
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Quote: Originally posted by John Erlich  | | Thanks for sharing these, Brian! It never occurred to me that these pieces were connected, but I'll listen more carefully. |
Cool, thanks John - curious to hear your thoughts. I'm not sure they're connected, exactly, but the similarity is interesting and it's certainly
possibly that one influenced the other.
I think it's a good example of compositional inspiration if so. Taking an idea but developing something else out of it. The contrast of syncopated
rhythmic figure and lyrical strings is a really nice texture.
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John Erlich
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| Quote: Originally posted by Brian Prunka | | Quote: Originally posted by John Erlich | | Thanks for sharing these, Brian! It never occurred to me that these pieces were connected, but I'll listen more carefully. |
Cool, thanks John - curious to hear your thoughts. I'm not sure they're connected, exactly, but the similarity is interesting and it's certainly
possibly that one influenced the other.
I think it's a good example of compositional inspiration if so. Taking an idea but developing something else out of it. The contrast of syncopated
rhythmic figure and lyrical strings is a really nice texture. |
"Hubbi" has never been one of my favorite Abdel Wahab pieces. I've always found the melody playful to the point of sounding "juvenile." "Raqset
Al-Atlas" is certainly a pleasant enough composition, but lacking in melodic "hooks," (which is not a problem with "Hubbi"). But, probably,
perceiving what you describe will take more than one listen to each piece!
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