MUSIC OUD FUNDAMENTALS EXPLAINED

oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the guardian of the ecu lute. The oud includes a deep pear-formed system, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and considerably fewer acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute.Alfonso X, “The Wise”, 1221-1284, was King of Castile