The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced [ʕuːd]) [1][2][3] is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute -type, pear -shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respe...

The Oud instrument: An instrument with 100 faces. It has been considered one of the most important instruments within Arabic music for centuries and still is considered a holy grail today. The Oud has evolved over the years, in size, sound, and tuning. It is widely played across the Middle East in a variety of styles and genres.

There will be nothing wrong to say that in Arab, the oud is considered to be the oldest musical instruments. In fact, it is the most central instrument in the Middle Eastern music tradition. Some others believe that it is the ancestor of the Pharaohnic Egyptian Nefer, whereas, some others say that this instrument is the forebear of the ancient ...

2024年12月13日 · Oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the parent of the European lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and somewhat less …

2015年7月17日 · What is an oud? The word oud in Arabic, al-ʿūd, means literally the wood. The back is made of several strips of bent wood, glued together to form a bowl, with a flat wooden soundboard. In common with all early plucked instruments, the oud has a rosette or rose, a decorative carved sound hole.

The Oud (also spelled ‘Ud) is one of the most popular instruments in Arabic music. Its name means "a thin strip of wood" in Arabic, and this refers to the strips of wood used in making its pear-shaped body.

2017年12月19日 · The oud is a pear-shaped, stringed instrument similar to a lute used in traditional Middle Eastern music and East African music. The words "lute" and "oud" are both derived from Arabic العود (al-ʿūd, literally "the wood").

2023年3月4日 · The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument that has been used in Middle Eastern music for centuries. It has a unique sound that is instantly recognizable, and it is often used in traditional and contemporary music.

Considered to be the “king of all instruments”, an oud looks a lot like a lute – though it plays quite a bit differently with a rich, unique sound not produced by any other instrument. Featuring 11 different strings (10 of them paired together), this instrument is one of the oldest in human history.

The Oud, a central instrument of Arabic music, is a stringed instrument with an ancient history. It probably originated over 3,500 year ago in Persia, where it was called a Barbat (oud). A similar instrument is shown in Egyptian paintings and was used in the times of the Pharaohs.