shivadonga - 3-21-2007 at 11:04 AM
Hi every-people
I would like to know where can i buy the book titled " Al-Dalil Al-Musiqi Al-Amm Fi Atrab Al-Angham" of the syrian violinist Tawfiq Al-Sabbagh
One library of Aleppo where sells the book or one aleppo´s school of music where sells the book
Thanks and regards from Spain to all lovers of arabic music
al-Halabi - 3-21-2007 at 11:30 AM
Tawfiq al-Sabbagh's book was never reprinted after it was issued in 1950. It would be a miracle to find an original copy now. Maybe an academic
library in Spain has a copy that you can use. Good luck.
By the way, are you interested in the text or in the music notations in the back of the book?
al-halabi answer
shivadonga - 3-21-2007 at 01:57 PM
Hi al-halabi,i never have seen the book;i need the book, original or the copies of the original,
I am very interested about the size in terms of commas of each maqam existents in the book
Thanks to your attention
al-Halabi - 3-21-2007 at 02:52 PM
Yes, al-Sabbagh analyzes many Arab maqams, using commas rather than quarter tones to measure their intervals. Based on his experience as a violin
player he makes some interesting suggestions about small microtonal adjustments in intonation that musicians can make to increase the beauty of the
music during performance. You will find that his intervals are generally in line with those used in Turkish music.