Jjrebillard Qais Saadi - Oriental Songbook - Musiques Du Monde Arabe

Summary of This Book

25 standards of Arab world music: this work, designed for all musicians, offers a lively and structured overview of the Arabic and oriental repertoire. Authored by Qais Saadi, lutenist and musicologist, it goes far beyond a simple collection of sheet music: you will find numerous reference points to understand styles, develop your playing, and gain rhythmic and musical fluency.

The content addresses Arabic music and its most common forms, with concrete reference points on genres and structures such as samaï, longa, touchia, mouachah, and qad. A chart of the main rhythmic cycles complements the approach, to methodically work on pulse, accents, and articulation, regardless of your instrumentation.

This songbook offers a true progression approach: practice advice, interpretation notes on the oud and other instruments, as well as a repertoire organized between an instrumental section (15 titles) and a vocal section (11 titles). For the sung pieces, the texts are provided in Arabic and French, making it a relevant resource for singers wishing to approach the repertoire with precision.

The 2 CDs are a major asset for learning: the pieces are performed on oud, accompanied by percussion and traditional instruments such as the nay and qanoun, and the second part is sung by excellent musicians and vocalists. An ideal support to discover the style, refine listening skills, work on ornamentation, and build a credible interpretation.

Finally, the book naturally complements Abdou Ouardi's oud method published by the same publisher, and gathers major references from the repertoire (Mohamed Abdelwahab, Riyad Al Sombati, Jamil Bachir, Fairouz, Sayed Darwich, Hédi Jouini, Cheikh Imam, as well as traditional pieces).

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Artist	Qais Saadi	Language	Arabic and French
Instrumentation	All instruments	Difficulty	All levels
Genre	Songbook, sheet music of Arabic and oriental music	Pages	64