From al-ʿAṭṭār to Mušāqa: On the Music- Theoretical Debates in Damascus in the First Half of the 19th Century
This article deals with the life and music-theoretical writings of the Damascene scholar Muḥammad al-ʿAṭṭār (1764–1828). The re-identification of a small treatise on music theory entitled Nubḏa mina l-mūsīqī as the latter’s Risāla that was mentioned and quoted by his student Mīḫāʾīl Mušāqa (1800–88)...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Oriens
Year: 2024, Volume: 52, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-56 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mīḫāʾīl Mušāqa
B 19th Century B Damascus B Muḥammad al-ʿAṭṭār B Music Theory |
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| Summary: | This article deals with the life and music-theoretical writings of the Damascene scholar Muḥammad al-ʿAṭṭār (1764–1828). The re-identification of a small treatise on music theory entitled Nubḏa mina l-mūsīqī as the latter’s Risāla that was mentioned and quoted by his student Mīḫāʾīl Mušāqa (1800–88) and the detailed analysis of it and his Rannat al-awtār led to a reconsideration of the emergence of the commonly called “modern” Arabic music theory, and to a reassessment of the role of al-ʿAṭṭār and Mušāqa in the establishment of the 24-tone equal temperament. A critical edition of the Nubḏa is attached to the article. |
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| ISSN: | 1877-8372 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Oriens
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18778372-12340030 |
