oud, stringed musical instrument popular in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It is the father or mother of the European lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped human body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and rather less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Alfonso X, https://epic-music-instrumental44433.bloggerbags.com/40255793/music-oud-an-overview