Music in the World of Islam: A Socio-cultural Study

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The story of music told in this study begins in pre-Islamic times with musical forms that bear stromg imprints of the Bedouin's tribal way of life. Pre-Islamic music can be viewed as the forerunner of the art music that acquired a foothold after the advent of Islam. The history of Arab music then became inextricably entwined with the musical traditions of the conquered lands. The merging of deverse forms into a unique common style marked the advent of the great musical tradition that gained favour throughout and extensive geographical area. By the end of Islam's third century, distinct autonomous styles began to appear involving Persians and Turks in particular. Word ol Islam Contents Preface Transliteration of Arabic Characters Introduction Chronological table Musical examples and illustrations 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 The modal concept Association of modes with ethic al and cosmological values Rhythm 10 Improvised and Compound Compositions Improvised pieces Individual and compound compositions Compound and cyclic genres 11 Dance Art dance Animal dances Healing rituals Folk dance 12 Folk Musical Traditions Work songs The performers Narrative and didactic songs Relation of text to melody Instrumental music and musical instruments Thematic bibliography (references) IV. Writings V. Historical - General studies VII. Religious music (attitude, cantillation and Sufi music) VIII. Influences , IX. Scales and modes XI. Dance XII. Instruments XrV. Folk music Country index List of sources Index