Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies

George Sawa

Music Performance Practice in the Early ʻAbbāsid Era 132-320 A.H./750-932 A.D.

Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm Ibn al-Nadīm al-Mawṣilī

Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī

ʻUbayd Allāh ibn ʻAbd Allāh Ibn Khurradādhbih

ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Baṭalyawsī

Kindī

"The present work is an English translation and commentary on the Arabic treatises on rhythms from the early Islamic era to the middle of the fourth century AH/tenth century CE"--Pref.

Annotated Translations and Commentaries

Rhythmic Theories and Practices in Arabic Writings to 339 AH/950 CE

George Sawa

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