Mawwal
In
Etymology
Mawwal is an Arabic word that means "affiliated with", "associated with," or "connected to". The verb is waala (وَالَى). It is measure 3 of the root verb "Walia" (وَلِيَ), which means to follow, be affiliated with, support, or sponsor. Originally the verbal noun has a Yaa in the definite form but it loses it when the word is indefinite.[3]
History
There are many preferences regarding the origin of the mawwal, one of these is the one
Another preference is Safi al-Din al-Hilli in his book al-Mawwal al-Baghdadi in which he attribute it to the people of Wasit in Iraq. Also, Safi al-Din al-Hilli says that the mawal is from the simple sea sounding on the base of the wide sea, and the mawal continued in this way until the eighth century AH, when the mawwal appeared using the Iraqi dialect of the vernacular and the subsequent branching of the mawal in the eleventh century into three other types, namely The quatrain and The lame and Numani.[4][5]
Egypt
In
Mesopotamia
The mawwal musicians in Iraq use mainly
to the same pitch in groups of four, are struck with two wooden mallets called "midhrab"), joza, and oud, as the country' oud playing tradition have become an own school and a reference. It is illustrated specially by the figure of the acclaimed Munir Bashir.[7]
Due to geographical proximity to the
Lebanon
Mawwal is sung by powerful singers who are able to demonstrate strong vocal capabilities. The most famous singers come from Lebanon in specific,
See also
- Rawda Khwani
- Muwashshah
- Andalusian classical music
- Malhun
- Qasida
- Rubaiyat
References
- ^ Maalouf, Shireen (2002). History of Arabic Music Theory: Change and Continuity in the Tone Systems, Genres, and Scales, p.220. Kaslik, Lebanon: Université Saint-Esprit.
- ^ Subhi Anwar Rashid, The History of Musical Instruments in Old Iraq. Pg 180–181
- ^ Lodge, David and Bill Badley. "Partner of Poetry". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 323–331. Rough Guides Ltd., Penguin Books.
- ^ "الثقافة الشعبية". www.folkculturebh.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "المواويل.. ذاكرة العراق الحزينة | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ISBN 0-931340-88-8.
- ^ Damien, Fares (2018-08-26). "Playlist: A Brief Introduction to Iraqi Music". Project Revolver. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Engel, Carl. The Musik of the most ancient nation, London, 1864.
- ^ Shiloah, Amnon. Music in the World of Islam. A Socio-Cultural Study 2001.
External links
- Fi Lina Ya Hub – A mawwal by Fairuz
- Hossaum Al Rassam—Mawwal