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The Sound Rules in Reading the Quran (Tajwid) in Qutb Al-Din al-Shirazi’s Music Notation |
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By: Fazli Arslan, Tue 16 August, 2011 |
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Fazli Arslan In the Islamic world, starting from Al-Kindī (d. 874), Al-Fārābī (d. 950), Ibn Sīnā (d. 1034), and Safī al-Dīn al-Urmawī (d. 1294) used the abjad notation to write music. Of these writers, the most systematic one is Al-Urmawī. Whilst other music writers showed musical index with the abjad letter notation, al-Urmawī created music with and without lyrics with the abjad notes. Qutb al-Dīn Al-Shirāzī, from the subsequent generation after Al-Urmawī, introduced innovations in the abjad notation. In our study, we will analyse the essence of these innovations and show that the inspiration of Al-Shirāzī in his musical works was based on the sound rules in reading the Qurān (tajwīd).
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Ottoman Music Therapy |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 11 March, 2009 |
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Music has been used as a mean of therapy through the centuries to counter all kinds of disorders by various peoples. Physicians and musicians in the Ottoman civilization were aware of the music therapy in continuation of previous Muslim similar practices. There are numerous manuscripts and pamphlets on the influence of sound on man and the effect of music in healing, both in works on medicine and music. Ideas of Al-Farabi, Al-Razi and Ibn Sina on music were followed by several Ottoman physicians. This article presents a study of music as a therapeutic mean by Ottoman medical authors, and presents comprehensive information on their use of the effects of music on man's mind and body.
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Safi al-Din al-Urmawi and the Theory of Music |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 21 March, 2007 |
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In this detailed and well documented article, Dr. Fazli Arslan describes the work of one of the most important figures of the history of Middle Eastern music, Safi al-Din 'Abd al-Mu'min al-Urmawi.
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Muslim Roots, U.S. Blues |
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By: Jonathan Curiel, Wed 01 November, 2006 |
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To many the idea that American blues music has its origins with Muslims and even the Islamic call to prayer is inconceivable. It is also largely unknown that up thirty percent of American slaves, the sources of blues music were in fact African Muslims. This fascinating article delves deeper into the Muslim history of American blues music.
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The Great Turk Genius Amir Khusraw and his Accomplishments in Music |
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By: N.A. Baloch (Professor Ph.D., Sindh University Hyderabad, Pakistan), Wed 06 July, 2005 |
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Amir Khusraw (d. 1325) was essentially an eminent musician and is regarded as a great savant in the history of world music and a genius of unequalled stature in the history of music in the Hindustan sub-continent.
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The Muslim Influence on Musical Theory |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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The Muslim influence on musical theory is strongly denied by Western scholars. Even those who accept the Muslims playing some role, reject their deep involvement with the theory,although the Muslims used notation in musical theory as early as the ninth century.
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Impact on Instrumental Tablature |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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The Arabs were the first to give Europe a scientific description of musical instruments. Looking back into history we can give a descriptive influence of the Muslim scheme of phonetic notation and instrumental tablature which were visible in European Medieval manuscripts of music.
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The Contribution of Muslims to the Development of Music |
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By: FSTC. Limited, Wed 21 April, 2004 |
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An insight into the influence of Muslims on the musical revival of Europe which can be detected as early as the period of the Carolingian Empire.
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Muslim Musical Instruments Transmitted to Europe |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 02 April, 2004 |
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Many musical instruments came into European civilisation from Islamic Civilsation. Much of this is hardly known and rarely acknowledged. This article starts to set the record straight
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Muslim (Arabic) Musical Instruments Glossary |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 02 April, 2004 |
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A glossary of Musical instruments which became used and adopted in Europe and then developed into the range of musical instruments available today
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