Assyrian people

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Music

Language Assyrian | Chaldean See also: Aramaic speakers and Syriac Christianity. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Assyrianculture. ... Throughout the years, Assyrians celebrate many different kinds of traditions within there communities, with the majority of them being tied to religion some way. ... Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. ... Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. ...

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Assyrian music is divided into three main sections or periods, The Ancient Period that is of (Ur, Babylon and Nineveh), The middle period or Tribal and Folkloric period, and the Modern Period. Chaldean and Assyrian cuisine are very closely related to other Middle Eastern cuisines. ... Assyrian Folk Dances are dances that are performed throughout the world by Assyrians, mostly on occasions such as weddings. ... Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. ... The following is a list of Assyrian towns and villages. ... Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17, 2004 Ur was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, located near the original mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the Persian Gulf and close to Eridu. ... Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu (bāb-ilû, meaning Gateway of the god, translating Sumerian Kadingirra), an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Ancient Period

Mesopotamia has produced written evidence supporting the existence of sophisticated music theory and practice in Ur, Babylon and Nineveh cultures. Inscribed tables with specific tuning modes, string names and hymens. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The discovery of numerous musical instruments in royal burial sites such as The Golden Lyre of Ur, c. 2650 BC helps illustrate the prominent role music played in Mesopotamian life and religion. The tunings were known there, as early as 3500 B.C.E. Musicians and their instruments appear frequently in the artwork and archaeological artefacts of Iraq's deep antiquity. Among the instrument you will find illustrated are; Percussion Instruments: Drums, Timbrels and Rattles. Wind Instruments: Flutes, Pipes and Horns. String Instruments: Harps, Lyres and Lutes.

The Syriac Churches have a musical system based on ancient principals today known as ‘Makam’, there are 8 makams used in the church and these are known as Kadmaya(Makam Bayati,Makam Ussak), Trayona, Tlithoya, Rbia(Makam Rast)’ya, Khmshaya, Sitithoya, Shibaya and Timinoya(Makam Hijaz) (in order from one to eight). The most predominant works of the Syriac Churches music was collected in an anthology book named Beth Gazo (Psalms of the treasury of Makams). There are also musical psalms other than this repertoire of 700 psalms. The makam (pl. ...

One year is divided into eight weeks according to the Church calendar and the first period starts eight Sundays before Christmas. Every Sunday, the prayers in the Psalms are read with one of the Makam.

It is important to note that ancient Assyrians had special hymens and prayers preformed in their Temples by priesthood on special occasions. Many of these survived in the OT and in the traditional Syriac religious Music.

See also

• Maqam
• Makam
• Echos
• Raga
• Muqam
• Centonization
• Pathet

In Arab music a maqaam (Arabic: مقام) is, a technique of improvisation that defines the pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music and which is unique to Arabian art music. ... The makam (pl. ... In the theory of byzantine music echos is the concept most akin to that of mode or maqam. ... Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (Anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ... A muqam is a musical mode or scale, an ordering of pitches or notes used to guide improvisation and composition. ... Centonization refers to the practice of composing melodies based on pre-existing melodic figures and formulas. ... The pathet (Javanese spelling; also patet) is an organizing concept in gamelan music. ...

Tribal Folkloric period

• Rawey: A mainly love songs with a story-tale structure, which may include about daily life, suffering and pain.
  

• Diwani: Sung in gatherings or meetings, lyrics cover aspect of life such as; persecution, Suffering or religion.
  

• Liliana: A wedding song, usually sung by women only, especially for the bride before leaving her home to get married. Also sung by the bridegroom the day before his wedding by his family and relatives.

• Dowlah and Zornah(Halay):Two traditional music instruments, literally meaning a drum and wind-pipe (or flute). Played together usually with no songs, in many ceremonies such as; weddings, funerals and welcoming (however for funerals played for unmarried men, accompanied by singing).

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The Modern Period

Performer

Folklore

• Aboud Zazi
• Addo Rhawi
• Adonee
• Alber Malki
• Albert George
• Albert Mando
• Albert Mansour
• Albert Ninwaya
• Albert Odisho
• Albert Oscar Baba
• Albert Rowel
• Albert Youkhanna
• Ammanuel Bet Younan
• Ammo Bet Mallo
• Ashur Bet Sargis
• Ashur Georges
• Awiya Yacoub
• Aydin Saliba
• Aziz Michael
• Aziz Saliba
• Baba
• Babylonia
• Bassel Haggie
• Biba Edward Yosip
• Cebrael Aryo
• Charles Toma
• Christina Barman
• Claudia Odisho
• Daniel Afram
• Daniel Kaya
• Daniel Maraha
• David Esha
• David Sayady
• David Simon
• David Yonan
• Davut Uney
• Delawer Marqus
• Dobrina Daniel
• Edessa
• Edessa Saraba
• Edmon David
• Edmon Season
• Edmond Ternian
• Edwar Elias
• Edwar Mousa
• Edward Esha
• Edward Joseph
• Elias Chamoun
• Elias Karam
• Elias Yusef
• Gawriye
• Elias Zazi
• Elisabeth Aydin
• Elizabeth Mando
• Elizabeth Oshana
• Elyas Eskandar
• Emad David
• Emmanuel Kaya
• Enwia Shomon
• Esam Sawa
• Evin Aghassi
• Evlin Dawud
• Ninos Tooma

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External links

• http://www.nadialouis.com
• http://www.qeenatha.com
• http://www.kalan.com/scripts/Dergi/Dergi.asp?t=3&yid=6167
• http://www.suryaniler.com/