oud, stringed musical instrument outstanding in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It is the parent of the European lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and somewhat considerably less acutely bent-back pegbox than the eu lute.By between 1300 and 1340 the oud experience… Read More


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