Egyptian Rhythm: The Heavenly Melodies
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by Moustafa Gadalla 240 pages, paperback, 5.5″ x 8.5″ ISBN-13: 978-1-931446-02-0 ISBN-10: 1-931446-02-4 e-Book ISBN-13: 1-931446-14-3 e-Book ISBN-10: 1-931446-14-8 Includes:
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Discover the cosmic roots of Egyptian musical, vocal, and dancing rhythmic forms. Learn the fundamentals (theory and practice) of music in the typical Egyptian way: simple, coherent, and comprehensive. Review a detailed description of the major Egyptian musical instruments, playing techniques, functions, etc. Discover the Egyptian rhythmic practices in all aspects of their lives. This book will make your heart sing.
Sample Highlights:
- The nine Muses and the musical significance of the number 9, as well as 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8.
- The intimate relationship between the Egyptian calendar, music, and festivities.
- How Plato adopted the Egyptian musical system in his Ideal Republic.
- The incredible types, varieties, ranges, and playing techniques of Ancient Egyptian instruments.
- The role of music and dance in daily activities such as agriculture, fishing, etc.
Table of Contents
| Table of Contents | 5 |
| Preface | 10 |
| Standards and Terminology | 13 |
| Map of Egypt and Surrounding Countries | 15 |
| Map of Ancient Egypt | 16 |
| I. The Harmony of the Spheres | |
| 1. Cosmic Consciousness Eye on the Sky Harmony of the Spheres |
19 |
| 2. Music All the Time (24 hours, 7 days) | 24 |
| 3. Energizing the Diatonic Week The Natural Musical Scale The Two Energy Centers The Egyptian Dorian Scale Sabt, The Leader of the Band |
30 |
| II. The Harmonic Laws | |
| 4. The Egyptian Roots of Harmonic Laws Egypts Ideal Laws and Plato The Egyptian Dor-ians |
39 |
| 5. Ma-at, The Law of Balance | 44 |
| 6. Tehuti (Thoth, Hermes), The Divine Sound Orderly Sounds Language and/of Music Tehuti, The Master of Eight (Octave) |
46 |
| 7. The Musical Model The Rhythms of the Three Seasons The Unforgettable: Epact |
51 |
| 8. The Musical Dynamo (Auset/Isis and Ausar/Osiris) Panta (All) is a Derivative of Pente (Five) Progression of the Harmonic Marriage - (Counting by Fives) |
55 |
| III. Musical Formulations | |
| 9. The Musical Measuring Unit The Egyptian Musical Epact The Egyptian Musical Measuring Units The Comma, Buk-nunu, and the Siamese Twins The Comma and the Musical Instruments |
65 |
| 10. The Musical Framework Varieties The Overall Tone System The 17-Tone (Ausar) Cyclic Framework The 22-Tone (Het-Heru) Divisive Framework |
71 |
| 11. Musical Structure and Forms Moods and Modes (Ethos) Design Characteristics of Modes The Written Sounds |
77 |
| 12. The Musical Performance The Harmonic Merit Hand The Rhythmic Timing Musical Instruments |
86 |
| IIII. Musical Instruments | |
| 13. The Wealth of Instruments The Egyptian Instruments General Characteristics of E. Instruments The Musical Orchestra |
97 |
| 14. Stringed Instruments General Lyres Tri-gonon / Tri-Ka-Nun (Zither) Harps General Harp Playing Techniques The All-Encompassing Capacities of Ancient Egyptian Harps Tanboura (String Instruments with Neck) General Two-Strings Three-Strings Four-Strings Short-Neck Lute The Egyptian Guitars A Few Examples of Tanboura Variety Bowed Instruments [Violin, Kamanga, Rababa] |
103 |
| 15. Wind Instruments General The Magic Nay (End-Blown Flute) Transverse Flute Pan Flute Single Reed Pipe (Clarinet) Double Pipe a. Double Clarinet b. Double Oboe c. Arghool d. Others (Bagpipe and Organ) The Twin Horns/Trumpets |
125 |
| 16. Percussion Instruments Membrano-Phone Instruments a. Drums b. The Tambourine Non-Membrano-Phone (Idiophone) Instruments a. Percussion Sticks b. Clappers c. Sistrums/Sistra d. Cymbals e. Castanets f. Bells (Chimes) g. Xylophone and Glockenspiel Human Parts (hands, fingers, thighs, feet, etc) |
141 |
| IIIII. Maintaining the Heavenly Rhythms | |
| 17. The Universal Harmony The Universal Musical Balance The Theme of Balanced Polarity The Dor-ian Musical Suites |
155 |
| 18. The Vocal Powers Generating Sounds Vocal Music Themes |
160 |
| 19. Rhythmic Dancing The Lord of the [Song and] Dance Dancing Types Dancing Formations |
165 |
| 20. The Harmonic Practices Musicians in Anc. (and Present-Day) Egypt The Temple Musical Activities The Annual Musical Pilgrimage Public Activities |
172 |
| 21. The Harmonic Sound Man The Earthly Voyage Death and Resurrection |
181 |
| 22. And the Beat Goes On | 186 |
| Appendices | |
| A. Western Musical Tampering (Not Tempering) | 191 |
| B. The Noise Makers | 193 |
| C. The Pan-Grecian Conceit | 198 |
| D. Pre-Islam Asiatic Neighbors | 204 |
| E. The Post-Islam Arabized/Islamized World | 209 |
| Appendices | |
| Glossary | 212 |
| Selected Bibliography | 216 |
| Sources and Notes | 219 |
| Index | 227 |
| About T.R.F. Books | 237 |
| Ordering Information | 240 |
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