Louisville Arabic Orchestra
I like the sound of that. Amidst all the hustle and bustle surrounding recent events with the Louisville Orchestra and Kentucky Opera (which likely won’t have an orchestra for their […]
Tag Archives: Ali Jihad Racy
khāmāt ṣawtiyyah
Another interesting blurb from A.J. Racy’s Making music in the Arab world: the culture and artistry of ṭarab Notably, the aesthetic of individuality is consistent with timbral specialization within the […]
on being a fannan asil…
I posted a bit about “authenticity” and the issues modernization and Westernization in indigenous Art Music traditions previously. Here’s a quote from Ali Jihad Racy’s article, “Musical Aesthetics in Present-Day […]
