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Article: Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab.(Vernacular Musics)(Book Review)
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Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. By A. J. Racy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. (Cambridge Middle East Studies.) [xiv, 248 p. ISBN 0-521-30414-8. $60.] Illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index.
One of the most powerful and compelling aspects of music is its ability to tap into and move human emotions. Yet because of its subjective, elusive, and highly personal nature, music as an emotional experience is difficult to isolate, and therefore analyze. A. J. Racy, a performer, composer, and ethnomusicologist with a strong foundation in historical analysis, has committed a lifetime of work to the ecstatic elements of ...