Reid Chamber Concert

Date: 
Sunday, January 27, 1985
Time: 
7.30 pm
Season/No: 
1984-1985

Songs from the Malouf and other types of Tunisian Classical Music presented by Tahar Gharsa and his ensemble

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Tahar Gharsa
Abderrak Osman
Habib Zghounda
Youssef Malouche 
Mohamed el Bechir Mokrani

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

Music drawn from the classical Tunisian repertory of thirteen nubat (suites). 
Each nuba consists of a series of vocal and instrumental items in the same mode but differing metre and tempo.
The malouf repertory is also called 'Andalusian' since popular tradition holds that it originated in the cities and courts of Moslem Spain during the 8th-15th centuries and that it was brought to the north African littoral during the Christian reconquest of Spain.
Tonight's performance also includes some folk pieces and other music of more recent date than the classical nuba.

 

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Performance Type:

Programme: 
A5 printed leaflet/programme
Programme Notes: 

Brief programme notes.

Documents: 
PDF icon 1985 27 January.pdf (5.55 MB)
Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Tickets £2.00 (Concessions £1.00) available at the Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Road and at the door.
[Reid] Professor: 
Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988

Promoter:

Notes: 

Sponsored by Tunis Air with financial assistance from the Visiting Arts Unit of Great Britain.

The University is grateful to Martin & Frost of George Street, Edinburgh for the loan of the carpet and to the Scottish Arts Council for its generous subsidy.