oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and to some degree less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Alfonso X, “The https://got-music92468.blogunok.com/35250007/everything-about-oud-music