Arab Lute Ziryab The Arab lute, or 'ud come to the cut Cordoba in the ninth century in the hands of lutenist and singer of Persian origin Abul-Hasan Ali ibn Nafi, known by the nickname Ziryab, according to some, and likened her voice to the blackbird, and according to others by the color of his skin dark. Ziryab had been, in faraway Baghdad outstanding disciple of Ishaq al-Mausilí, favorite musician of the Caliph, who seeing the qualities with which he was endowed Ziryab and could overshadow his forced him to suffer exile. Ziryab
Baghdad left carrying more than a thousand poems in different ways. Crossed the Maghreb
While stopped at Kairouan, in the center of the region called Ifriqiyya. In that city he came into contact with popular music in particular, collecting the melodies and rhythms of North Africa before continuing his journey westward.
In Cordoba found prosperity and the recognition of his art and fame unprecedented. With the support of Abd al-Rahman II created what may be considered the first conservatory of the Islamic world, where he would found the basis for the music of al-Andalus that later influence both on the peninsula. Ziryab was a poet, writer, astronomer, geographer, refined aesthetics and a famous gourmet, but above all was a great musician and was released in al-Andalus Islamic instrument par excellence, the 'ud. In al-Andalus
there were some significant changes in the instrument, for example, replacement of the mouths of the top by decorative rosettes, probably loan architecture Gothic, and the addition of fifth-order string, which is attributed to Ziryab, but is sure to live together copies of five and four orders.
Ziryab also attributed to other changes: a general lightening of the instrument, improving the quality of the strings and plectrums replacement of wood with more flexible eagle feather, which produced a more pleasing sound to the instrument.
When reconquered Cordoba and Seville, the 'ud takes center stage in the cultural environment of the court of Alfonso X El Sabio'''', where some fine examples codices are represented. The 'ud soon moved to the north of Spain, which received great influence through the Camino de Santiago.
For sheer melodic sound qualities, perfect with the song, the 'ud quickly became the most popular instrument among minstrels, troubadours and minstrels, and its rhythmic character was a big part in dance music. By extending their use for the rest of Europe, they took different names, the Castilian "lute" or "Alauda" (the Arabic name "al-'ud") became "luth" in France or "Liuto" in Italy, but until the fifteenth century, always kept the original spirit of the instrument Ziryab legacy.
Baghdad left carrying more than a thousand poems in different ways. Crossed the Maghreb
While stopped at Kairouan, in the center of the region called Ifriqiyya. In that city he came into contact with popular music in particular, collecting the melodies and rhythms of North Africa before continuing his journey westward.
In Cordoba found prosperity and the recognition of his art and fame unprecedented. With the support of Abd al-Rahman II created what may be considered the first conservatory of the Islamic world, where he would found the basis for the music of al-Andalus that later influence both on the peninsula. Ziryab was a poet, writer, astronomer, geographer, refined aesthetics and a famous gourmet, but above all was a great musician and was released in al-Andalus Islamic instrument par excellence, the 'ud. In al-Andalus
there were some significant changes in the instrument, for example, replacement of the mouths of the top by decorative rosettes, probably loan architecture Gothic, and the addition of fifth-order string, which is attributed to Ziryab, but is sure to live together copies of five and four orders.
Ziryab also attributed to other changes: a general lightening of the instrument, improving the quality of the strings and plectrums replacement of wood with more flexible eagle feather, which produced a more pleasing sound to the instrument.
When reconquered Cordoba and Seville, the 'ud takes center stage in the cultural environment of the court of Alfonso X El Sabio'''', where some fine examples codices are represented. The 'ud soon moved to the north of Spain, which received great influence through the Camino de Santiago.
For sheer melodic sound qualities, perfect with the song, the 'ud quickly became the most popular instrument among minstrels, troubadours and minstrels, and its rhythmic character was a big part in dance music. By extending their use for the rest of Europe, they took different names, the Castilian "lute" or "Alauda" (the Arabic name "al-'ud") became "luth" in France or "Liuto" in Italy, but until the fifteenth century, always kept the original spirit of the instrument Ziryab legacy.
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