The compositions were simple and every singer would sing in a single maqam. Singing was not thought to be the work of these intellectuals and was instead entrusted to women with beautiful voices who would learn how to play some instruments used at that time such as the drum, the lute or the rebab, and perform the songs while respecting the poetic metre. The choir at the time served as a pedagogic facility where the educated poets would recite their poems. It was believed that Jinns revealed poems to poets and music to musicians. Arab poets of that time-called shu`ara' al-Jahiliyah ( Arabic: شعراء الجاهلية) or 'Jahili poets', meaning 'the poets of the period of ignorance'-used to recite poems with a high notes. Most historians agree that there existed distinct forms of music in the Arabian peninsula in the pre-Islamic period between the 5th and 7th century AD. Pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula music was similar to that of Ancient Middle Eastern music. For many centuries, the Arabs of Hejaz recognized that the best real Arabian music came from Yemen, and Hadhrami minstrels were considered to be superior. In Yemen, the main center of pre-Islamic Arab sciences, literature and arts, musicians benefited from the patronage of the Kings of Sabaʾ who encouraged the development of music. Pre-Islamic Arabia was the cradle of many intellectual achievements, including music, musical theory and the development of musical instruments. History Pre-Islamic period (Arabian Peninsula) It represents the music of all the peoples that make up the Arab world today. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic dialects, with each country and region having their own traditional music.Īrabic music has a long history of interaction with many other regional musical styles and genres. Musicians in Ottoman Aleppo, 18th century.Īrabic music or Arab music ( Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized: al-mūsīqā al-ʿArabīyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres.

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