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The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced) [1] [2] [3] is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.
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Agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood, gharuwood or the Wood of Gods, commonly referred to as oud or oudh (from Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced), is a fragrant, dark and resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small hand carvings.
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Shamma has composed music for films, plays and television and created the Arabic Oud House. [ 1 ] Among other recognitions, Shamma has been distinguished as UNESCO Artist for Peace [ 2 ] and by the International Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies as goodwill ambassador.
He also takes part in performances with different orchestras, including the Orchestra of the National Music Conservatory (NMC). In addition to performing, Sakher is a researcher, lecturer and instructor of oud. He has produced CDs of his compositions, improvisations, and covers of traditional and classic Arabic music and songs. [citation needed]
The Arabic rabāb, also known as the spiked fiddle, is the earliest known bowed string instrument and the ancestor of all the European bowed instruments, including the rebec, the Byzantine lyra, and the violin. [26] [27] The Arabic oud in Arab music shares an ancestor with the European lute.
Takht (alternatively spelled Takhat) is the representative musical ensemble, the orchestra, of Middle Eastern music.In Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan, the ensemble consists of the oud, the qanun, the kamanjah (or now alternatively violin), the ney, the riq, and the darabukkah.