MUS200H1 Lecture Notes - God In Islam, Adhan, Quran
Document Summary
Music of the world"s peoples: the islamic world. Music plays a role in all religions: articulates religious ritual. In islam, music is viewed by some particularly the orthodox as a mundane, sensual distraction from the spiritual path. Any music associated with islamic religious ritual is not called music, even if it has musical qualities. Azan (adhan): the call to prayer by a muezzin. The qur"an (or koran): holy book of islam the word of god as revealed to his messenger, prophet muhammad (570 632 ce) Not sung but read (qira ah, but also mujawwad in egypt) by a reader (qari) See kristina nelson"s article (on the website) called reciter and listener . Musicality draws in listener, heightens the spiritual experience of the text. May also compromise separateness of reading from art of music (problem) Rhythmic recitation coordinates reading by group (religious brotherhood) Heterophony (two slightly divergent or alternative versions of a melodic line)
