[PDF.85wi] Music Theory in Mamluk Cairo: The ??yat al-ma?l?b f? ‘ilm al-adw?r wa-’l-?ur?b by Ibn Kurr (SOAS Musicology Series)

The ??yat al-ma?l?b f? ‘ilm al-adw?r wa-'l-?ur?b 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. Indeed, nothing comparable survives from the whole Mamluk period, which extends from 1260 until the Ottoman invasion and conquest of Egypt in 1516. But its value does not derive merely from its fortuitous isolation: it is impo...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Music Theory in Mamluk Cairo: The ??yat al-ma?l?b f? ‘ilm al-adw?r wa-’l-?ur?b by Ibn Kurr (SOAS Musicology Series)   |  Owen Wright. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.