Egyptian Escapade
General Info
Year of Published: 2016
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:01:41
Instrumentation
Player 1: Hand Drums
Player 2: Snare Drum
Player 3: Bass Drum
Player 4: Tambourine
Player 5: Finger Cymbals
Description
Iqa'at is the Arabic term for the many distinct rhythmic modes that are utilized in Arabic musics. These rhythms are common in the musics of middle eastern countries such as Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq, but are also found in North African countries, especially Egypt, which is considered to be the origin of much middle eastern music. This piece incorporates five common rhythms that correlate to the Western meter of 4/4. In writing this piece, I assigned the hand drum player with the "skeleton" of each rhythm, and the other players decorate that basic pattern in a way that is typical of Arabic drumming.
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Egyptian Escapade - 5 Players