Rhythmic Theories and Practices in Arabic and Persian Sources from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century

The book deals with rhythmic theories and practices in Arabic and Persian sources from the 10th to the 15th century. Sources prior to the 10th century are summarized as a basis for the theories that follow from the 10th to the 15th century. They include the works of Ikhwan al-Safa', Ibn Sina, Ibn Zayla, al-Katib, Ibn al-Tahhan, al-Tifashi, and the ground breaking works of al-Urmawi with his novel circular notation that survived up to the 20th century. They also include the works of al-Maraghi who invented many long rhythmic modes, and the works of al-Shirwani, al-Ladh9qi and Awbahi. The work summarizes the definition of all the rhythmic modes in alphabetical listing.