Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir

Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir (Arabic: كتاب الموسيقى الكبير‎‎, English: Great Book of Music) is a treatise on music in Arabic by the Medieval philosopher al-Farabi (872-950/951). The work prescribes different aspects of music such as maqamat, and is believed to be influenced by the Pythagorean theory of harmonic ratios. The book was translated into Hebrew by Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin.

References

External links

World Music: Arab Classical at National Geographic

Perso-Arab musicology

Music theorists‎	Al-Kindi Al-Sarakhsi Al-Farabi Avicenna Ikhwan al-Safa Safi al-Din al-Urmawi Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi Ibn Kurr

Works	Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir

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