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Music in the Islamic World (Part 1)

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In this first part of a new series, we talk about the earliest centuries of Islamic civilization - Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid caliphates - and the different forms of music that flourished at this time.


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  • Jenkins, Jean & Paul Rovsing Olsen (1976). "Music and Musical Instruments in the World of Islam". World of Islam Festival Publishing Company Ltd.
  • Shiloah, Amnon (1995). "Music in the World of Islam: a Socio-cultural study". Scolar Press.
  • Shiloah, Amnon (1997). "Music and Religion in Islam". Acta Musicologica, Vol. 69.
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  • Wright, Owen (1978). "The Modal System Of Arab and Persian Music a.d. 1250-1300". Oxford University Press.



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