Fwd: [SEM-L] Rhythmic Theories and Practice in Arabic Writings to 339 AH/950 CE

Thought some here might be interested in this

>> Dear Friends
>>
>> My book (Rhythmic Theories and Practices in Arabic Writings to 339
>> AH/ 950 CE. Annotated Translations and Commentaries. Ottawa: The
>> Institute of Mediaeval Music, 2009) is finally in print. You can
>> order it by emailing Prof. Bryan Gillingham at
>> mediaeval1@..., or by FAX 1-613-225-9487, or by writing to
>> The Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1270 Lampman Cr., Ottawa,
>> Ontario, Canada, K2C 1P8.
>>
>> The book is in 2 parts. Part one deals with the theory of the
>> practitioners, namely, Ishaq al-Mawsili (d. 850) and his followers.
>> Part two deals with the fusion of Arabic and Greek theories found
>> in four treatises of al-Kindi (d. after 870) and four treatises of
>> al-Farabi (d. 950). The latter created a precise notation system,
>> and constructed an unparalleled theory of Middle Eastern rhythms by
>> relying on his own experience as a performer and by using models
>> from the works of Euclid, Aristotle, Aristoxenus, and Arab scholars
>> in the humanities (e.g., grammar, phonology, prosody, poetics,
>> rhetoric and Qur�anic Sciences). The book concludes with a Greek-
>> Arabic-English glossary.
>>
>>
>>
>> George Sawa