On Sep 13, 6:22 am, "ike milligan" <accordion...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Adrock" <morpheus.dra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:1189608891.273461.284170@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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?
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> > (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)
>
> The one I saw, had a quarter-tone only for G# A .And that was only on
one of
> the G#'s.
Yes, I believe the instrument is called OUD, or Ewwed? However they
are fanatics at spelling in there vocabulary, any Arab will tell you
that one word can be spelled 10 different ways an it is not wrong.
Gosh! Your ganna make me buy one of thease instruments, Ima check the
price range, but I was told they are very fragile.
I listen an hear Arabic music everday, I have a few freinds from
Sudan, Egypt an Iraq, an if you have sattelite Tv, mabe you can
request some Arab Tv stations? They Do have Arab music telivison,
there are 22 Arabic countries, so you may have to ask the the cable
man to give you some stations from, Egypt, Morroco, Syria, Lebanon,
Sudan, or Saudi Arabia. In some of the music videso you will see
accordion players.
Iran is not a Arabic country, but GHOLAMREZA SEYED HASANI, may be able
to help being that he recides in a neighboring country.
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