On Sep 12, 6:54 pm, Adrock <morpheus.dra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I've heard recently about quarter-tone or Arabic tuned piano
> accordions, and heard them on a few tracks. I know very little about
> the theory or tonal structure of Arabic music (although I know it does
> exist), but has anyone ever encountered or played one?
>
> (I imagine it would cost a ton to have an a=440 accordion REtuned to
> the Arabic system, so I'm wondering if they are a specialized thing or
> if they are made somewhat commonly)
You might want to search this forum for a man named Ghomaheza, he is
from Iran. He may know something about that, also, I have tried out a
Piano accordion in Kuwait that looked almost like a Gola, I swear.
However the accordion was not wet at all, it was actually dry. I have
asked many Arabs for some of there orignal sheet music an have had
little luck. I get the same answer all the time. They all say that
every instrument is tunned to the specs of another instrument called
"UUD". I think thats how you spell it. UDD is a Arabic guitar, very
expensive, an they all say that percussion is the way of there music,
every instrument is tunned to match this instrument. It is said that
the Harp was invented in ancient Babylon, aka Baghdad, an that it was
the first string instument, so I am guessing that the "UDD" sound
kinda like a harp......
Also, they have there own form of writting, so it would be hard for
someone like me are you to find more clues about there music, I only
know one of there songs, an that is becuase there is a Spanish an
Arabic version, the name of the song is Haa Bi Bi, "I love you". I do
speak some Arabic, but I cant read it, they may take years..hehehe, I
hope this helps friend....
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