The Music of the Arabs

By Habib Hassan Touma
Translated by Laurie Schwartz

Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Arabic Alphabet
Foreword
Preface

1. Arab Musical Life Throughout History
2. Music Theory and the Arabian Tone System
3. The Maqam Phenomenon
4. The Rhythmic-Temporal Dimension: Wasn
5. Genres of Secular Art Music
6. The Musical Instruments
7. Musician and Composer and the Problem of Cultural Identity
8. Religious Music
9. Recent Publication on Arabian Music

Selected Discography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index