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Oud,
made by Wagner
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Introduction into performance of Arab music
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Initially Matthias Wagner had begun to study mathematics. But he
always was enthusiastic about carrying a trade, and, inspired by
guitar-playing, he changed to make guitars. Very soon he became
interested in the European lute and similar instruments of the epoch
between 1450 and 1500, and since 25 years he studies them and makes
them in his workshop. Several years ago, the Arab lute or oud drew
nearer to the focus of his work.The more he is engaged in the study
of this ancestor of the European lute, the more he finds out points
of common in both instruments. To bring out these points he regards
to be one of his future tasks. Matthias Wagner is an oud- and lutemaker
at Badenweiler - Schweighof (Germany). In his seminar he will present
the oud, her characteristic and her construction, and Hossam
Mahmoud will show examples of the way to play the oud.
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