Dedicated to the memories ofAmnon Shiloah (d. July, 11, 2014)andBruno Nettl (d. Jan. 15, 2020),with whom I was privileged to share mutualfriendships spanning six decades.Amnon, from his beloved Jerusalem,followed the leads of Lachmann and Farmerwith his pathfinding researches concerningArab and Jewish musical traditions, especiallyhis extensive studies of medieval Arabic treatises.Bruno, from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, where he served asProf. of Music and Anthropology,developed one of the foremost programsin ethnomusicology. As a gifted and prolificscholar, he contributed wide-rangingpublications covering the development ofthe discipline up through the present century,emphasizing not only its theoretical andmethodological principles, but also itsimportance as a basic tool forunderstanding the most diverse culturesthroughout the world.⸪
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