بَيْتُ الْعُودِ فِي الرِّيَاضِ

فِي الرِّيَاضِ بَيْتٌ جَدِيدٌ لِلْمُوسِيقَى، اسْمُهُ «بَيْتُ الْعُودِ». افْتَتَحَتْهُ هَيْئَةُ الْمُوسِيقَى السُّعُودِيَّةُ. وَهُوَ مَرْكَزٌ لِتَدْرِيبِ الْمُوسِيقِيِّينَ. وَدَعَتِ الْهَيْئَةُ النَّاسَ إِلَى التَّسْجِيلِ فِيهِ. فِي السُّعُودِيَّةِ آلَاتٌ مُوسِيقِيَّةٌ قَدِيمَةٌ. مِنْهَا الْعُودُ، وَالدُّفُّ، وَالرَّبَابَةُ، وَالْمِزْمَارُ. يَعْزِفُ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا فِي الِاحْتِفَالَاتِ. وَهِيَ جُزْءٌ مُهِمٌّ مِنْ ثَقَافَةِ الْبَلَدِ. الْعُودُ آلَةٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ قَدِيمَةٌ جِدًّا. عُمْرُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ آلَافِ سَنَةٍ. وَلِلْعُودِ أَوْتَارٌ، يَعْزِفُ عَلَيْهَا الْعَازِفُ بِرِيشَةٍ. وَهُوَ مِنْ أَهَمِّ الْآلَاتِ فِي الْمُوسِيقَى الْعَرَبِيَّةِ. يُشْرِفُ عَلَى بَيْتِ الْعُودِ الْمَايِسْتْرُو نَصِير شَمَّة. وَهُوَ مُوسِيقِيٌّ مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ، وَيَعْزِفُ عَلَى الْعُودِ. وَفِي الْبَيْتِ مُحَاضَرَاتٌ وَوِرَشُ عَمَلٍ. يُعَلِّمُ خُبَرَاءُ الْمُوسِيقَى الْعَزْفَ عَلَى آلَاتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ. مِنْهَا النَّايُ، وَالْبُزُقُ، وَالتِّشِيلُو، وَالْكَمَانُ. يُسَجِّلُ النَّاسُ فِي بَيْتِ الْعُودِ، وَيَصِيرُونَ طُلَّابًا. وَيَتَعَلَّمُ الطُّلَّابُ الْعَزْفَ فِي الدُّرُوسِ. بَعْدَ التَّدْرِيبِ وَالتَّمَارِينِ يَعْزِفُ الطُّلَّابُ فِي حَفَلَاتٍ. يَجْلِسُ النَّاسُ أَمَامَهُمْ، وَيَسْمَعُونَ الْمُوسِيقَى.

In Riyadh there is a new house for music, called “the Oud House”. The Saudi Music Commission opened it. And it is a centre for training musicians. And the commission invited people to sign up for it. In Saudi Arabia there are old musical instruments. Among them are the oud, the duf, the rebab and the mizmar. People play them at celebrations. And they are an important part of the country’s culture. The oud is a very old Arabic instrument. It is more than three thousand years old. The oud has strings, and the player plays them with a plectrum. And it is one of the most important instruments in Arabic music. Maestro Naseer Shamma supervises the Oud House. He is a musician from Iraq, and he plays the oud. And the house has lectures and workshops. Music experts teach playing many instruments. Among them are the flute, the buzuq, the cello and the violin. People sign up at the Oud House and become students. And the students learn to play in the lessons. After training and practice, the s