{"product_id":"musical-and-socio-cultural-anecdotes-from-kitab-al-aghani-al-kabir-annotated-translations-and-commentaries-9789004383623","title":"Musical and Socio-Cultural Anecdotes from Kitāb al-Aghānī al-Kabīr: Annotated Translations and Commentaries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains annotated translations of anecdotes, on musicological and socio-cultural topics, from al-Iṣbahānī’s The Grand Book of Songs. Includes music theory and treatises; instruments; composition techniques; education and transmission; vocal and instrumental performances; solo and ensemble music; improvisations; emotions; dances; social status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unquestionably, this is a volume covering a vast area: literature, history, biography, social comment, and of course information about music and its development. Sawa’s volume is a splendid work for the completion of which a combination of patience and erudition was obviously among its prerequisites, - the result being one of those tomes indispensable for students of Music, Ethnomusicology, and Sociology of Art.”   Stavros Nikolaidis in:Journal of Oriental and African Studies, Volume 29 (2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Editorial Notes   Introduction: Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī and His Book of Songs   1 Theory  The Modes  A The Eight Rhythmic Modes  B The Eight Melodic Modes  C The Three Passages on Rhythmic and Melodic Modes in the Book of Songs  D Jins and Ṭarīqa  E Rare Songs Containing Eight or Ten Notes  F Early Singing: Ḥudāʾ, Naṣb, and Rukbān  G Technical Terms  H Theoretical Treatises, Anecdotes, Biographies, Song Collections, Authorship, Modes   2 Instruments  A Aerophones: Mizmār, Nāy, and Surnāy  B Idiophones: ʿAṣāt, Dawāt, Jaras, Juljul, Khashaba, Miqraʿa, Nāqūs, Qaḍīb, Qarbūs, Raḥl, Ṣaffāqa, Ṣanj  C Membranophones: ʿArṭaba, Duff, Murabbaʿ, Ṭabl  D Chordophones: Barbaṭ, Kankala, Miʿzafa, Mizhar, Ṣanj, Ṭunbūr, ʿūd  E Storage and Workshop for Instrument Making  F Improvised Instruments   3 Composition  A The Use of Music to Embellish and Spread Poetry  B The Origins of Arabic Music  C Technique and Process of Composition  D Dreams and Jinns as Sources for Compositions  E Contrafacta  F Style and the Imitation of Style  G Composition: Talent Versus Intellect, Head Versus Heart  H Specialization  I Analysis  J Authorship  K Poems, Composers, and Modes  L The Number of Lines of Poems Set to Music  M Choosing and Altering the Order of the Verses and Mixing Poems  N Names of Melodies  O Output  P Quality Versus Quantity  Q Poems Conducive to Be Set to Music  R The Best Composers and Compositions  S Comparisons  T Weak Compositions  U Women’s Compositions and Softness  V Folklore Songs: Sailors, Masons, and Water Carriers  W Monopolies on Poems   4 Education and Transmission  A General Education  B Pedigree  C Music Education  D The Important Role of Women as Teachers, Transmitters, and Memorizers  E Memory Loss  F Learning and Repetitions, Slow Learners and Fast Learners  G Problems of Difficulty and Transmission  H Prevention of Transmission and Stinginess  I Good and Bad Transmitters  J Unconventional Transmissions  K Miscellaneous   5 Performance  A Singers and Songstresses  B To Sing: Qāla, Qaraʾa, Ḥaddatha  C Voice Production  D Beautiful Voice  E Powerful Voice  F Poor Voices  G Stratagem for Poor Voices  H Excellence in Performance  I Poor Performance and Weaknesses  J Postures  K Difficult Songs  L Comparisons  M The Limitations of Descriptions  O Size of Repertoire  P Lute Playing in the Persian Style  Q Lute Virtuosity  R Inheriting a Family Business  S Performance Order  T The Composition of the Majlis and Its Effect on Performance  U Songs without Words   6 Solos, Accompaniment, and Ensemble Music  A Murtajil: A Cappella  B Instrumental Solos  C Unaccompanied Duet Singing  D Unison Ensemble Singing  E Unison Ensemble Singing with Lute Accompaniment  F A Soloist and Her Chorus  G Hand Clapping, Castanets, and Dancing  H Tambourines  I Ṭabl  J Lute  K Ṭunbūr  L Voice and Nāy  M Murtajil and Irtijāl   7 Musical Stability and Change  A On the Inevitability of Change  B Change Is Permissible  C Change Is Frowned Upon  D Wine and Its Positive and Negative Effects on Singing  E The Truth about the Singer Mālik Not Composing but Altering and Beautifying the Songs of Others  F Change as a Tool to Embarrass an Enemy   8 Musical and Textual Improvisations   9 Ṭarab and the Effects of Singing on People and Animals  A Preliminary Definitions  B Physical Effects on People and Animals  C Emotional Effects  D Effects on the Imagination  E Therapeutic Effects  F Ṭarab and Effects of Music: Miscellaneous Topics   10 Dance  A Zafn and Raqṣ  B Early Arabic Music and Dance According to Ibn Khaldūn  C Dastband and Īlāʾ  D Kurraj  E Raqṣ and the Completion of Musical Arts  F The Required Qualities of Dancers According to the Oration of an Anonymous Singer\/Boon Companion of the Caliph Al-Muʿtamid, as Reported in the Meadows of Gold of Al-Masʿūdī   11 Physiognomy, Attire, Character, Social Status, and Permissibility of Music  A The Importance of a Beautiful Face, Body, and Attire  B Character and Knowledge  C Slaves, Freed Slaves, Mawlās, and Freeman  D Is It a Sin to Sing?  E It Is Not a Sin to Sing If the Singer Is Pious and Endowed with Good Character, or If the Songs Are Not Erotic  F The Contradictory and Ambiguous Roles of Noblemen, Theologians, and Administrators Toward Music and Musicians  G The Shame of Being an Instrumentalist  H Words of Wisdom in Support of Music   Arabic English Glossary Bibliography Index of People and Places Index of Terms and Subjects Charts","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210761757015,"sku":"9789004383623","price":156.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/musical-and-socio-cultural-anecdotes-from-kitab-al-aghani-al-kabir-annotated-translations-and-commentaries-9789004383623","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}