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Music in the world of Islam : a socio-cultural study
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- Creator
- Amnon Shiloah
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [1995]
- ©1995
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 243 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780814325896, 0814325890
- OCLC
- ocm31866982
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Transliteration of Arabic characters -- 1. Pre-Islamic Music -- 2. The Rise of Islam -- 3. The First Dynastic Caliphate -- 4. Islam and Music -- 5. The Science of Music -- 6. Decentralization and Advent of Local Styles -- 7. From Constantinople to Kashmir -- 8. The Advent of Recent Trends -- 9. Scales, Modes and Rhythms -- 10. Improvised and Compound Compositions -- 11. Dance -- 12. Folk Musical Traditions