"GINO" <hardcorechicano2007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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....
>
OUD.
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