oud, stringed musical instrument outstanding in medieval and modern day Islamic music. It's the mother or father of the ecu lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and relatively fewer acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. By between 1300 https://zar-music70135.blogitright.com/35213543/music-oud-can-be-fun-for-anyone