Book Review: Scott Marcus’ Music in Egypt (OUP)
http://www.indiana.edu/~jofr/review.php?id=425
I don't mean to imply that this is trivial, by putting it in this slot, but this review has nothing to do with Egyptology, but I thought it might be of interest to some visitors so it seemed appropriate to take it out of the main blog. This review looks at a book devoted to what appears to be a really fascinating subject matter: a number of different types of modern Egyptian music: "As the nineteenth instalment of the series, Scott Marcus’ Music in Egypt provides an excellent overview of Egyptian music. The work can be read on two levels--first as an introductory text on Egyptian music, and second as an ethnomusicologist’s analysis of seemingly unconnected musical practices. Marcus conceived the volume around three themes, which are clearly and repeatedly emphasized throughout: 1) the basis of Egyptian music in melodic and rhythmic modes (maqamat and iqa’at); 2) the cultural acceptance of constant musical change; and 3) the complex relationship between music and Islam in Egypt. Marcus gracefully integrates these themes into the text, using them to tie apparently unrelated examples together into a comprehensible soundscape."
See the above page for the full review by Deborah Justice.
http://www.indiana.edu/~jofr/review.php?id=425
I don't mean to imply that this is trivial, by putting it in this slot, but this review has nothing to do with Egyptology, but I thought it might be of interest to some visitors so it seemed appropriate to take it out of the main blog. This review looks at a book devoted to what appears to be a really fascinating subject matter: a number of different types of modern Egyptian music: "As the nineteenth instalment of the series, Scott Marcus’ Music in Egypt provides an excellent overview of Egyptian music. The work can be read on two levels--first as an introductory text on Egyptian music, and second as an ethnomusicologist’s analysis of seemingly unconnected musical practices. Marcus conceived the volume around three themes, which are clearly and repeatedly emphasized throughout: 1) the basis of Egyptian music in melodic and rhythmic modes (maqamat and iqa’at); 2) the cultural acceptance of constant musical change; and 3) the complex relationship between music and Islam in Egypt. Marcus gracefully integrates these themes into the text, using them to tie apparently unrelated examples together into a comprehensible soundscape."
See the above page for the full review by Deborah Justice.
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