Kitāb Adab al-ghināʾ : The Book for the Completion of Musical Knowledge /
The Book for the Completion of Musical Knowledge is one of two unique treatises coming down to us from the 11th century; the other is Encompasser of the Arts of Ibn al- Ṭaḥḥān al-Mūsīqī . Both are written by practicing musicians and composers, and as such provide, a most welcome musical practices su...
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Islamic History and Civilization ;
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| 246 | 3 | |a The Book for the Completion of Musical Knowledge | |
| 264 | 1 | |a Leiden ; |a Boston : |b Brill, |c 2025. | |
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| 300 | |a 1 online resource (240 pages) : |b illustrations. | ||
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| 490 | 1 | |a Islamic History and Civilization ; |v 215 | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |t Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- [Short Descriptive] List of All the Chapters of the Manuscript Called the Completion of Musical Knowledge ( Kamāl Adab al-ghināʾ ) -- Introduction -- 1 Ṭarab -- 2 On the Virtues of Melodies -- 3 The Meanings of Melodies -- 4 The Effects of Melodies -- 5 The Superiority of Older Singing -- 6 The Superiority of Older Poetry -- 7 The Superiority of Music -- 8 The Characteristics of Melodies -- 9 The Resemblance between the Soul, the Melodies, and the Celestial Sphere -- 10 The State of the Notes -- 11 [The Causes or Mechanics of] Sound Production ( Taṣwīt ) -- 12 [The Meaning of the] Word Music -- 13 The Delimitations of the Notes -- 14 The Divisions of the Frets of the Pandore -- 15 Melodic Modes ( Ajnās al-nagham ) -- 16 The Fundamentals of Melodies -- 17 Voiced Letters -- 18 Planning and Determining [Where and How Much to Breathe] -- 19 The Poetic Meters -- 20 The Structure of the Melody -- 21 The Qualification of Melodies -- 22 Composing Melodies that Suit the Poems -- 23 Specific Places in Melodies [to Beautify with Specific Techniques] -- 24 Specific Places in the Playing of Instruments [to Beautify with Specific Techniques] -- 25 What It Is Preferable to Highlight in Melodies -- 26 What It Is Preferable to Hide in Melodies -- 27 Opening Songs -- 28 Rhythms and Rhythmic Modes -- 29 Being in Rhythm -- 30 The Theft of Melodies ( al-Sariqāt ) -- 31 The Strings -- 32 The Names of the Melodic and Rhythmic Modes ( Ṭarāʾiq ) -- 33 The Qualities of the Singer -- 34 Good Qualities [to Have While Singing] -- 35 The Qualities of the Throats -- 36 The Arrangement of Singing -- 37 Praise and Requests for Repetitions -- 38 Testing -- 39 Things that Are Beneficial to the Throats -- 40 The Dimensions of Instruments, Arrangements of Frets, and Choice of Strings -- 41 Music Education -- 42 Addenda -- 43 The Sources ( al-Irshād ) -- Glossary -- Charts -- Bibliography -- Index of People and Places -- Index of Terms and Subjects. | |
| 520 | |a The Book for the Completion of Musical Knowledge is one of two unique treatises coming down to us from the 11th century; the other is Encompasser of the Arts of Ibn al- Ṭaḥḥān al-Mūsīqī . Both are written by practicing musicians and composers, and as such provide, a most welcome musical practices supplement to the tenth-century legacy of music theory and literature, namely, the works of al-Fārābī and al-Iṣfahānī. In composition, al-Kātib provides useful details regarding the process to set a poem to music; in education, he advises students on how to choose a good teacher; in performance, he advises students about to breathe properly and how to ornament vocal and instrumental music. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Music theory |x History |y 500-1400. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Music, Arabic |x History and criticism. | |
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| 830 | 0 | |a Islamic History and Civilization ; |v 215. | |
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