THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC OUD

oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the dad or mum of the European lute. The oud incorporates a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and somewhat considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the European lute.By in between 1300 and 1340 the oud experi