Music theory in Mamluk Cairo: the ġāyat al-maṭlūb fī ʿilm al-adwār wa-ʾl-ḍurub by Ibn Kurr

"ġāyat al-maṭlūb by Ibn Kurr is the only theoretical text of any substance that can be considered representative of musicological discourse in Cairo during the first half of the fourteenth century CE. Owen Wright provides the first modern edition of the text itself, together with a detailed glo...

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Main Author: Wright, Owen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2014
Series:SOAS musicology series
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Summary:"ġāyat al-maṭlūb by Ibn Kurr is the only theoretical text of any substance that can be considered representative of musicological discourse in Cairo during the first half of the fourteenth century CE. Owen Wright provides the first modern edition of the text itself, together with a detailed glossary, prefaced by an introduction and a detailed commentary and analysis. The introduction provides immediate context, situating the work in relation to the dominant theoretical tradition of the period and providing biographical information about the author, active in Cairo during the first half of the fourteenth century
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:361 S. Notenbeisp.
ISBN:9781409468813

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