Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir

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Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir is a foundational medieval treatise on music theory that systematically analyzes the mathematical, philosophical, and practical aspects of music in the Islamic Golden Age.

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instanceOf Islamic Golden Age work ⓘ
medieval Arabic treatise ⓘ
music theory treatise ⓘ
analyzes modes ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ
musical intervals ⓘ
rhythm ⓘ
scales ⓘ
author Al-Farabi ⓘ
authorName Abu Nasr al-Farabi ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farabi
dateWritten 10th century ⓘ
discusses cosmological aspects of music ⓘ
ethics of music ⓘ
relationship between music and the soul ⓘ
field mathematics of music ⓘ
music theory ⓘ
philosophy of music ⓘ
genre philosophical treatise ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ
hasModernEditions critical Arabic editions ⓘ
partial translations into European languages ⓘ
importance foundational work of Arabic music theory ⓘ
major source on medieval Islamic music practice ⓘ
influenced later Islamic music theory ⓘ
medieval European music theory ⓘ
influencedBy Aristoxenus ⓘ
Greek music theory ⓘ
Pythagorean theory of music ⓘ
keyConcept classification of modes ⓘ
proportional ratios of intervals ⓘ
systematic description of instruments ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
partOf Al-Farabi's scientific corpus ⓘ
period Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Islamic world ⓘ
preservedIn medieval Arabic manuscripts ⓘ
relatedWork Al-Madina al-Fadila ⓘ
linked to: al-Madina al-Fadila

Kitab al-Huruf ⓘ
structure practical section ⓘ
theoretical section ⓘ
studiedIn Islamic intellectual history ⓘ
history of musicology ⓘ
titleInArabic كتاب الموسيقى الكبير ⓘ
translatedTitle The Great Book of Music ⓘ
usesMethod mathematical analysis ⓘ
philosophical reasoning ⓘ

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Al-Farabi → majorWork → Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir ⓘ
Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir → titleInArabic → كتاب الموسيقى الكبير ⓘ
linked to: Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir