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[Egypt, Cairo and Kuwait, ca. 1944- ca. 1978?] [sound recording] / collected by Martha Roy.

Title	[Egypt, Cairo and Kuwait, ca. 1944- ca. 1978?] [sound recording] / collected by Martha Roy.
Author	Roy, Martha A.
Subject	Music--Egypt.Music--Kuwait.Qurʼanic recitationsSongs, Arabic.Islamic poetry.Muwashshah.Ramadan.Choral music.Instrumental music.Orchestral music.Egypt--Music.Kuwait--Music. - MR1.MI1.
Type	Other
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	63
Library:	The Indiana University Library
Library Asset ID	93-198-F/C/B ATL
Record ID	5738894
Library Location	Blmgtn - Archives of Traditional Musicview this location on the map, in a new tab — Stacks
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.Deposited by Martha Roy at the Archives of Traditional Music on May 13, 1993, under option 3 (default).Accompanying documentation consists of tape logs and program notes with additional information on the maqams, instrumentation, and rhythmic forms of select performances.
Sample Text	Recordings consist of classical music, folk music, religious music, Koranic recitation, lectures on Middle Eastern music, and Ramadan festivities from 1975. The classical selections are composed and performed primarily by Middle Eastern musicians on both Western and Middle Eastern instruments including 'Oud, Nay, and Kanoon. The composition types consist of choral works, symphonies, concertos, and a variety of solo and small ensemble pieces including Taksim. The folk music selections consist primarily of ceremonial songs, muwashshah, and mawwal. The source of the recordings include Roy's fieldwork, a June 2, 1959 radio broadcast by WNYC and UNESCO, and several discs released by commercial recording companies including His Master's Voice and Baidaphon.
Yorumcu	Muḥammad ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Sayyid Darwīsh, Umm Kulthūm, Abu Bakr Kherat, Mouled El-Naby, Sayyed Rageb, Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Cairo Children's Chorale, Cairo Women's Club, performers; Gamal Abdel-Rahim, Aziz Al-Shawan, Rifaat Ganana, Fouad El-Zahery, Abdel Azim Ewid'ah, Suleiman Chelaby, composers.
Kayıt bilgisi	Recorded and dubbed by Martha Roy in Cairo, Egypt and Kuwait from ca. 1944 to ca. 1978.
İlgili ad/eser	ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Muḥammad.Abdel-Rahim, Gamal, 1924-1988.Sayyid Darwīsh, 1892-1923El-Shawan, Aziz, 1916-1993Umm Kulthūm, 1898-1975.
İlgili ad	Cairo Symphony Orchestra.Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.

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[Egypt, Cairo and Kuwait, ca. 1944- ca. 1978?] [sound recording] / collected by Martha Roy.

Author Roy, Martha A.

Subject Music--Egypt.Music--Kuwait.Qurʼanic recitationsSongs, Arabic.Islamic poetry.Muwashshah.Ramadan.Choral music.Instrumental music.Orchestral music.Egypt--Music.Kuwait--Music. - MR1.MI1.

Type Other

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 63

Library The Indiana University Library

Library Asset ID 93-198-F/C/B ATL

Record ID 5738894

Library Location Blmgtn - Archives of Traditional Musicview this location on the map, in a new tab — Stacks

Notes Title supplied by cataloger.Deposited by Martha Roy at the Archives of Traditional Music on May 13, 1993, under option 3 (default).Accompanying documentation consists of tape logs and program notes with additional information on the maqams, instrumentation, and rhythmic forms of select performances.

Sample Text Recordings consist of classical music, folk music, religious music, Koranic recitation, lectures on Middle Eastern music, and Ramadan festivities from 1975. The classical selections are composed and performed primarily by Middle Eastern musicians on both Western and Middle Eastern instruments including 'Oud, Nay, and Kanoon. The composition types consist of choral works, symphonies, concertos, and a variety of solo and small ensemble pieces including Taksim. The folk music selections consist primarily of ceremonial songs, muwashshah, and mawwal. The source of the recordings include Roy's fieldwork, a June 2, 1959 radio broadcast by WNYC and UNESCO, and several discs released by commercial recording companies including His Master's Voice and Baidaphon.

Yorumcu Muḥammad ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Sayyid Darwīsh, Umm Kulthūm, Abu Bakr Kherat, Mouled El-Naby, Sayyed Rageb, Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Cairo Children's Chorale, Cairo Women's Club, performers; Gamal Abdel-Rahim, Aziz Al-Shawan, Rifaat Ganana, Fouad El-Zahery, Abdel Azim Ewid'ah, Suleiman Chelaby, composers.

Kayıt bilgisi Recorded and dubbed by Martha Roy in Cairo, Egypt and Kuwait from ca. 1944 to ca. 1978.

İlgili ad/eser ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Muḥammad.Abdel-Rahim, Gamal, 1924-1988.Sayyid Darwīsh, 1892-1923El-Shawan, Aziz, 1916-1993Umm Kulthūm, 1898-1975.

İlgili ad Cairo Symphony Orchestra.Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.