Music of the Middle East

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Across
  1. 3. Much of middle eastern music has stuck to its roots and ________________
  2. 5. The ______________ is a short necked string instrument, very similar to the European lute
  3. 7. this instrument is in a trapezoid shape
  4. 9. this religion plays an important part in middle east music
  5. 12. _____________ is often seen as the great unifying element among associated cultural differences of countries in the middle east
  6. 13. The ney has 5-6 ___________ holes
  7. 14. Traditional middle eastern music performances typically consist of alternating sections of composed and _________________ material
  8. 15. After 1950, _______________ influenced pop music affected middle eastern art music
  9. 17. It has _____________ tone holes on the front and 1 thumb hole on the back
Down
  1. 1. The ney sometimes has a brass or rubber _________________
  2. 2. A double-reeded woodwind instrument from the middle east
  3. 4. Modern ouds have 11-13 ________________
  4. 6. The santur is similar to an instrument from western countries called the __________
  5. 8. The zurna is similar to the modern instrument called the ______________
  6. 10. These things are used to play the strings of the santur
  7. 11. A ___________ calls Muslims to prayer from a mosque tower for the five daily calls to prayer
  8. 16. an end-blown flute