Masel - 7-19-2008 at 05:29 AM
I have part of his book that he translated from Farabi (or is it someone else I forgot), the part uploaded here which shows various maqams by scale
and seyir. Does anyone have access to other parts of his book? I am very curious to read them, hopefully not in french..
DaveH - 7-19-2008 at 11:12 AM
Id be would love to get hold of a copy too, in English or in French. I think it's out of print so if someone has a pdf it should be possible to post
it.
suz_i_dil - 7-21-2008 at 03:10 AM
The books are still edited, in french by the institut du monde arabe in Paris.
http://www.imarabe.org/
you can contact the bookstore.
Regards
DaveH - 7-21-2008 at 08:32 AM
Thanks suz. I downloaded the IMA catalogue but no d'Erlanger translation. There's a book on al-Farabi called "La cite virtueuse d'al-Farabi" by Muhsin
Mahdi, but I think this is only on political philosophy. Any other leads?
I'll post the catalogue in another thread - as well as the publication it contains the IMA's excellent series of recordings which might be of interest
to other forum members.
suz_i_dil - 7-22-2008 at 03:06 AM
Yes, indeed the books are not in the catalogue.
But you can directly send email to the bookstore, I am sure the books are still edited. I order from them volume 5 and 6 a few months ago.
The title in french is " la musique arabe" , de Rodolphe d'Erlanger.
Those are the volumes with transcription of music pieces and various seyir for many maqamat. Just a remark, a teacher recommend me more to learn
maqamat and taqasim by the listening of recordings.
I don't remind exactly other volumes but one is a translation of the music treaty from al Farabi, but more useful for the work of musicologist than
for the practice.
Regards