MUSIC OUD Fundamentals Explained
oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the father or mother of the ecu lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped system, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and considerably less acutely bent-back again pegbox than the ecu lute.Alfonso X, “The Clever”, 1221-1284, was King of