. . . with the exception of music used in Muslim religious ...

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. . . with the exception of music used in Muslim religious rituals, Arab music is part of a tradition that is shared by ___________________ _______. . . . The Arab world is actually the birthplace of these three monotheistic religions . . . which, due to their common roots, share _____________ What aspects from the domain of music justify considering the Middle East or the Arab world a single music-culture?
 
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Question 2

How is the remainder of the chapter organized?
 
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Answer to Question 1

 Jews, Christians, and Muslims
 . . . many cultural attributes, from liturgical texts and stories, to traditions of religious chant, to philosophical ideas regarding mysticism.
 the theoretical building blocks of music (scales, rhythms, and forms); the material culture of music (families of related instruments); the relationship of language, poetry and storytelling to music; and musical aesthetics (the power and beauty associated with making and experiencing music)

Answer to Question 2

 clarification of terminology: the Middle East, the Arab world, and the Muslim world
 listening to a call to prayer with a discussion of the relationship between music, spirituality, and Islamic practice, and the surrounding history
 an interview with an Iraqi performer/composer and refugee in the U.S.
 music and history of the Western Arab world (maghrib): Jewish Sephardic music
 women's communal music-making in North African wedding rituals
 poetry in Arab culture: music and poetry and improvisation in both media
 the music of Israel and the Palestinian territories; listening to music that highlights the roots and routes of Arab music
 An example of local music that has gone global: Ofra Haza, a Yemeni-Israeli singer (and also an example of music from the Arab Gulf/Arabian Peninsula)
Categories and Terminology: Middle East, Arab World, Muslim World
 Muslim World: The religion of Islam is prominent throughout the Arab world and the Middle East; however, only about 20 of the world's Muslims (people of the Islamic religion) live in the Arab world, and the majority of Muslims live in South and Southeast Asia. In fact, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh have the largest Muslim populations.

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