


The Qur’an is known throughout the world as a written document that can be read and studied as a text, but its active manifestation in daily life―being recited and heard-struck me profoundly when I lived in Indonesia for more than two years in the 1990s and early 2000s. The Recited Qur’an in Indonesian Daily Life and Culture This lecture-demonstration was presented as part of Performing Indonesia: Islamic Intersections, September 10 to November 19, 2016, organized by the Freer and Sackler Galleries in partnership with George Washington University and the Embassy of Indonesia through Rumah Budaya Indonesia. Maqam (melodic mode): Nahawand Introductionīayyati, Saba, Hijaz, Nahawand, Bayyati (in order used) Introduction Pronunciation, rhythm, beautification, melodic modes, influences Qur’an 2:255 (Verse of the Throne Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Baqarah)Įlements of Recitation Tajwid (pronunciation & rhythm), beautification, maqamat, Anne Rasmussen, ethnomusicologist Opening music (Anne Rasmussen, ‘ud)
