ud oud plectrums, Issa Boulos

The 'ud is played with a plectrum (a pick for plucking the strings), and is called risha in Arabic. A long flexible pick that places the wrist at a certain angle adds a tonal sound. Traditionally a sharpened eagle quill was used but today most plectrums are made from plastic. The thinner plectrum gives a delicate sound with subtle tone variations, while the heavier one emanates a louder, heavier tone. Today there art generally two types of ouds made; The Turkish and The Arabic. The Turkish 'ud is made from very light wood that gives a bright tone whereas the Arabic 'ud is somewhat larger and heavier with a deeper tone at the lower pitch. In reality the differences in sound are minimal.

	issa boulos, music, musician, oud, ud
	composition, composer, oudist, udist	booking \| about the composer \| discography
	'ud plectrumsart, artist, paint, painting	booking \| about the composer \| discography
	'ud plectrumsart, artist, paint, painting	ensembles \| gallery\| works \| 'uds \| downloads
	palestine, palestinian, arab, arabic	press \| news \| printed music \| contact
	original, turkish, greek, middle east,
	The 'ud is played with a plectrum (a pick for plucking the strings), and is called risha in Arabic. A long flexible pick that places the wrist at a certain angle adds a tonal sound. Traditionally a sharpened eagle quill was used but today most plectrums are made from plastic. The thinner plectrum gives a delicate sound with subtle tone variations, while the heavier one emanates a louder, heavier tone. Today there art generally two types of ouds made; The Turkish and The Arabic. The Turkish 'ud is made from very light wood that gives a bright tone whereas the Arabic 'ud is somewhat larger and heavier with a deeper tone at the lower pitch. In reality the differences in sound are minimal.
		© 2003 issaboulos.com