Revue des Traditions Musicales

Abstract

L’esthétique du taǧwīd coranique, qui informe en Égypte la musique profane et s’en nourrit parallèlement, semble avoir subi peu de transformations au cours du XX^e siècle. Néanmoins, les premiers enregistrements de cantillation sur support 78 tours au début du XX^e siècle révèlent certaines particularités aidant à cerner les composantes de cette esthétique, comme le montrera une comparaison d’enregistrements d’époques diverses d’extraits de la sourate Yūsuf.

The aesthetics of Kuranic taǧwīd in Egypt, which feed secular music and are partly influenced by it as well, seem to have undergone few transformations throughout the 20^th century. Early recordings of cantillation on 78 rpm disks reveal some idiosyncrasies of taǧwīd and help define the principal elements of these aesthetics, as shown through a comparison of selected verses from Surat Yūsuf, recorded at various periods.

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Revue des Traditions Musicales was originally published in print by Antonine University Press. It is now being republished by Luminous Insights Publishing House as part of the journal’s transfer.

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