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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Main Author: Sawa, George Dimitri (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization ; 215.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.

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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. 
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