Music and its Virtues in Islamic and Judaic Writings

Contents: Preface; Part 1 Theories of Origins: The beginning of things: theories of origins in Arabic and Hebrew sources; A passage by Immanuel ha-Romi on the science of music; Biblical references to music as interpreted in Arabic treatises; The davidic traditions concerning music; The singing birds; Reflexions sur la danse artistique musulmane au moyen Acge. Part 2 The Symbolic, Philosophical and Metaphorical Interpretation of Music: L' approche humaniste et metaphorique dans les premiers ecrits arabes sur la musique; La musique entre le divin et le terrestre; 'ASn-kol' - commentaire hebraA?que de A em Tov ibn A aprA>>t sur le canon d' Avicenne; Jewish and Muslim traditions of music therapy. Part 3 The Transmission of Musical Knowledge: Qalonimus ben Qalonimus, 'Ma'amar be-mispar ha-hokhmA?t'; Musical concepts in the works of Saadia Gaon; Some comments of the cantillation of the 10 Commandments; A propos d' un 'petit livre arabe de musique' (with A. Berthier); Notions d' esthetique dans les traites arabes sur la musique; L' evolution de la vocalite et de la technique vocale dans les traites anciens de la musique arabe. Part 4 The Ideological Attitude Towards Music: Music and religion in Islam; MaA?monide et la musique. Part 5 Music in Contact: The Romaniot musical tradition (revised version); Development of Jewish liturgical singing in Spain; Muslim and Jewish musical traditions in the Middle Ages; Andalusian instruments of music and instruments of entertainment; Index.