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)

Format: eBook

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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Call Number: ML332

Table of Contents:
  • 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.