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Madih nabawi
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'''Madih nabawi''', one of the principle religious
musical genres genres of
Arab music, a song form devoted to eulogizing or rather praising the Prophet
Muhammad and his family. The genre dates from 632 CE, immediately after the death of Muhammad, but the performers address Muhammad as if he were still alive. It is also
Sufi genre of belletristic Arab literature. (Touma 1996, p.161)
A typical musical performance features a skilled solo
maqam singer assisted by a
choir chorus of eight to sixteen men. The chorus sings in unison and a new verse of poetry and prayers or blessings for the audience are added at certain places during the chorus. In
North Africa, it resembles
ma'luf or
andalusi nubah, in
Egypt the
dur, in
Syria the
muwashshah, and in
Iraq the
maqam al-iraqi. (ibid, p.159)
Musical genres or subgenres in the madih repertoire include
tanzilah ("
revelation"),
ibtihal ("supplication"),
tawassul ("beseechment"),
tawshih, and
muwashshah. A typical performance includes a
solo singer accompanied by a
choir chorus of men with
frame drums, the chorus singing a
refrain which the soloist
improvisationally answers through variation, paraphrasing, or transformation of the refrain, emphasising the characteristics of the respective
maqam row or scale. (ibid, p.162)
Source
*Habib Hassan Touma (1996). ''The Music of the Arabs'', trans. Laurie Schwartz. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0931340888.
External links
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See also
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Mawlid
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Category:Muslim music
Category:Sufi music
