Oud

LC control no.	sh 85096113
LC classification	ML1015.O9 History MT654.O9 Instruction
Topical heading	Oud *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Oude ʻŪd
See also	Lute *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Musical instruments--Middle East *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Musical instruments--Arab countries *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Found in	American Folklore Society ethnographic thesaurus, via LC Linked Data Service, Feb. 1, 2017 (ouds. UF uds. BT necked bowl lutes. SN Short-necked, unfretted, plucked lutes with a bent peg head. Uds typically have between thirteen and twenty double-course strings) W.P.A. California Folk Music Project Collection, 1938-1940 (Oude) New Grove dict. of mus. online, Feb. 6, 2003 (ʻūd; pl.: ʻīdān. Short-necked plucked lute of the Arab world, the direct ancestor of the European lute) Exotic music for the oud, 2008. Fatḥ Allāh, L. al-Manhaj al-ḥadīth fī dirāsat al-ʻūd, 1974- v. 1 (title translates as: Modern approach in studying the oud) ʻArafah, ʻA. al-M. Kitāb dirāsat al-ʻūd, 1968 (methods book for the oud) The Oxford companion to music, via Oxford music online, Feb. 1, 2017 ('ūd. A short-necked plucked lute with a large body and usually five double courses plucked with a quill. It is the principal instrument in the Arab world, where it has been known since the 7th century, and is the direct ancestor of the European lute) Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Feb. 1, 2017 (oud: a musical instrument of the lute family used in southwest Asia and northern Africa) OED online, Feb. 1, 2017 (oud, n. Forms: 17 a-oude, 18 'ood, 18- oud, 19- ʿud, 19- ud, 19- 'ud. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic ʿūd. A musical instrument of the lute family, played principally in Arab countries)