On music: an arabic critical edition and english translation of epistle 5

This is the first critical edition of a fascinating medieval work on music, written in Iraq in the tenth century. It is accompanied by an English translation and full annotation. The Epistle examines not just the technical, scientific, and mathematical aspects of music, but its cosmic, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. INDICE: Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Epistle 5: On Music; Bibliography; Index; Risãla 5 (Arabic Text & Variants)

• ISBN: 978-0-19-959398-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés