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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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
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2025.
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Islamic History and Civilization ;
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Call Number: ML332
- 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.