MUSI3331 | HISTORY OF ARABIC MUSIC

Historical issues in Arabic and Near Eastern Music and its relationship to society and other art forms. Highlighting the early writers on Music in Persia, the Arab World, Andalusia and Byzantium, and studying the historical material available. The changes, which have taken, place in Arabic Music through the 20th century, and their reasons. Investigation of compositions and composers during different periods, their artistic, social and political impacts, as well as the many influences upon them.

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