Al-Farabi divided Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir into two treatises.
The first treatise is composed of two parts; following the Aristotelian tradition, al-Farabi split his study of music into a theoretical and practical aspect:[1]
The first part, which consists of two discourses, is an introduction which establishes the theoretical principles of music and investigation into how sound is generated.
The second part applies the theoretical principles established in the first part to the musical instruments that were in use during al-Farabi’s time, while also discussing musical intervals and different kinds of melodies.
^Gulzhikhan, Nurysheva; Nurfer, Tercan (2021). "Farabi's Philosophy of Music: The Legality of Music". Central Asian Journal of Art Studies. VI (1): 10–26. doi:10.47940/cajas.v6i1.318.
^Sawa, George D. (January 24, 2012). Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). "Fārābī v. Music". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^Kitab al musiqa al kabir (in Arabic). Arab Writer. 1974.
kitab, musiqa, kabir, arabic, ٱلم, يق, ٱلك, ير, transl, great, book, music, treatise, music, arabic, islamic, golden, philosopher, farabi, work, prescribes, different, aspects, music, such, maqamat, believed, influenced, pythagorean, theory, harmonic, ratios, . Kitab al Musiqa al Kabir Arabic ك ت ب ٱلم و س يق ى ٱلك ب ير transl the Great Book of Music is a treatise on music in Arabic by the Islamic Golden Era philosopher al Farabi 872 950 951 The work prescribes different aspects of music such as maqamat and is believed to be influenced by the Pythagorean theory of harmonic ratios The book was translated into Hebrew by Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin Illustration from Al Farabi about 870 950 Kitab al musiqi al kabir Drawing of a musical instrument called ShahrudContent editFurther information History of lute family instruments Thinkers and polymaths of Central Asia and Arabia Al Farabi divided Kitab al Musiqa al Kabir into two treatises The first treatise is composed of two parts following the Aristotelian tradition al Farabi split his study of music into a theoretical and practical aspect 1 The first part which consists of two discourses is an introduction which establishes the theoretical principles of music and investigation into how sound is generated The second part applies the theoretical principles established in the first part to the musical instruments that were in use during al Farabi s time while also discussing musical intervals and different kinds of melodies The second treatise was intended to be a commentary to the thought of previous theorists of music but it is not extant 2 3 References edit Gulzhikhan Nurysheva Nurfer Tercan 2021 Farabi s Philosophy of Music The Legality of Music Central Asian Journal of Art Studies VI 1 10 26 doi 10 47940 cajas v6i1 318 Sawa George D January 24 2012 Ehsan Yarshater ed Farabi v Music Encyclopaedia Iranica Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation Retrieved 13 April 2023 Kitab al musiqa al kabir in Arabic Arab Writer 1974 External links editWorld Music Arab Classical at National Geographic nbsp This article about a music publication is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kitab al Musiqa al Kabir amp oldid 1215834921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
