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Music in the world of Islam : a socio-cultural study
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Music in the world of Islam : a socio-cultural study

Author: Amnon Shiloah
Publisher: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2000?], ©1995.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : English : U.S. edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Amnon Shiloah
ISBN: 0814329705 9780814329702
OCLC Number: 47855887
Description: xx, 213 p., [34] p. of plates : ill., music ; 23 cm.
Contents: Transliteration of Arabic characters. -- Introduction. -- Chronological table. -- List of musical examples and illustrations. -- Pre-Islamic music. -- The rise of Islam. -- The first dynastic caliphate. -- Islam and music. -- The science of music. -- Decentralization and advent of local styles. -- From Constantinople to Kashmir. -- The advent of recent trends. -- Scales, modes and rhythms. -- Improvised and compound compositions. -- Dance. -- Folk musical traditions.
Responsibility: Amnon Shiloah.

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