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A short history of Music written by the participants
Essays about the favourite music
Essays about the favourite singer
Essays about the favourite composer
Essays about the national and folk music
What means music for me?
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The Music in the Middle East


The music played in the courts of the Middle East 1200 years ago is very well known nowadays. While musicians were playing music they were composing and improvising it.
The music accompanied the farmers and the shepherds at their work. That music was accompanied by the dance only, during the festivals, festivities, wedding parties and birthdays.

The music of the Middle East had a great influence over the European music. At the beginning of Middle Age the European armies brought all kinds of Musical instruments from the Middle East. Africa, the second continent in size, has a very rich musical tradition. In Africa music is played at the festivals, festivities and religious ceremonies. People in Africa believe in spiritual link between real life and spiritual life made by music.

In Africa drums made of drilled tree-stumps or of hide accompany music. They play drums using their own hands or some tricks. Drum bands have drummers playing drums in different rhythms. All these rhythms are combined to obtain a complicated sound.

The closer the hide is the higher the sound is.

Catalina Iordan
"Duiliu Zamfirescu" School, Focsani, Romania
Teacher Petru Dumitru

Project Description A short history of Music written by the participants Essays about the favourite music Essays about the favourite singer
Essays about the favourite composer Essays about the national and folk music What means music for me? Main page