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Rhythmic Theories and Practices in Arabic and Persian Sources from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century
Annotated Translation and Commentary
Series: - Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 227
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The book deals with rhythmic theories and practices in Arabic and Persian sources from the 10th to the 15th century. Sources prior to the 10th century are summarized as a basis for the theories that follow from the 10th to the 15th century. They include the works of IkhwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ, Ibn SÄ«nÄ, Ibn Zayla, al-KÄtib, Ibn al-ṬaḥḥÄn, al-TÄ«fÄshÄ«, and the ground breaking works of al-UrmawÄ« with his novel circular notation that survived up to the 20th century. They also include the works of al-MarÄghÄ« who invented many long rhythmic modes, and the works of al-ShirwÄnÄ«, al-LÄdh9qÄ« and AwbahÄ«. The work summarizes the definition of all the rhythmic modes in alphabetical listing.
George Dimitri Sawa, Ph.D. (1983), University of Toronto, independent scholar in Arabic music theory, performance and literature. He taught medieval, modern and sacred music at the University of Toronto and York and published eleven books and over seventy articles.
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1 Introduction
2 A Summary of Rhythmic Mode Theories and Definitions (Eighth to Tenth Century)
3 IkhwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ
4 Ibn SÄ«nÄ
5 Ibn Zayla
6 Al-KÄtib
7 Ibn al-ṬaḥḥÄn
8 Al-Baá¹aliawsÄ«
9 Al-TÄ«fÄshÄ«
10 Al-Urmawī
11 Al-UrmawÄ«âs Al-Sharafiyya
12 Al-UrmawÄ«âs The Commentary of MawlÄnÄ MubÄrak ShÄh on KitÄb al-AdwÄr
13 Quá¹b al-DÄ«n al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ«
14 Al-ʿUmarī
15 Ibn Kurr
16 Ḥasan KÄshÄnÄ«
17 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Commentary on the AdwÄr
18 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Aims of Music
19 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Encyclopedia of Music
20 Al-ShirwÄnÄ«
21 Al-LÄdhiqÄ«
22 Awbahī
23 Summary of the Rhythmic Modes and Comparisons from Various Sources
24 Alphabetical Listing of the Rhythmic Modes
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Names and Places
Index of Terms and Subjects
Abbreviations
Notational Symbols
1 Introduction
2 A Summary of Rhythmic Mode Theories and Definitions (Eighth to Tenth Century)
3 IkhwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ
4 Ibn SÄ«nÄ
5 Ibn Zayla
6 Al-KÄtib
7 Ibn al-ṬaḥḥÄn
8 Al-Baá¹aliawsÄ«
9 Al-TÄ«fÄshÄ«
10 Al-Urmawī
11 Al-UrmawÄ«âs Al-Sharafiyya
12 Al-UrmawÄ«âs The Commentary of MawlÄnÄ MubÄrak ShÄh on KitÄb al-AdwÄr
13 Quá¹b al-DÄ«n al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ«
14 Al-ʿUmarī
15 Ibn Kurr
16 Ḥasan KÄshÄnÄ«
17 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Commentary on the AdwÄr
18 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Aims of Music
19 Al-MarÄghÄ«âs Encyclopedia of Music
20 Al-ShirwÄnÄ«
21 Al-LÄdhiqÄ«
22 Awbahī
23 Summary of the Rhythmic Modes and Comparisons from Various Sources
24 Alphabetical Listing of the Rhythmic Modes
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Names and Places
Index of Terms and Subjects