
Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
University of Texas Press
Published on 13. March 2018
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-1-4773-1245-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam brings together domains of intellectual reflection that have rarely been in dialogue to promote a greater understanding of the centrality of sound production in constructed environments in Muslim religious and cultural expression. Representing the fields of ethnomusicology, anthropology, art history, architecture, history of architecture, religious studies, and Islamic studies, the volume's contributors consider sonic performances ranging from poetry recitation to art, folk, popular, and ritual musics-as well as religious expressions that are not usually labeled as "music" from an Islamic perspective-in relation to monumental, vernacular, ephemeral, and landscape architectures; interior design; decoration and furniture; urban planning; and geography. Underscoring the intimate relationship between traditional Muslim sonic performances, such as the recitation of the Qur'an or devotional songs, and conventional Muslim architectural spaces, from mosques and Sufi shrines to historic aristocratic villas, gardens, and gymnasiums, the book reveals Islam as an ideal site for investigating the relationship between sound and architecture, which in turn proves to be an innovative and significant angle from which to explore Muslim cultures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 color and 72 b&w photos, 5 b&w charts/graphs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
879 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4773-1245-2 (9781477312452)
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Michael Frishkopf | Federico Spinetti
Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
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03/2018
1st Edition
University of Texas Press
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Persons
Michael Frishkopf is a professor of music and Director of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta. He is the editor of Music and Media in the Arab World. Federico Spinetti is a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Cologne. He is the editor of Giuseppe Donizetti Pasha: Musical and Historical Trajectories between Italy and Turkey.