Henry George Farmer and the First International Congress of Arab Music (Cairo 1932)
By: by Israel J. Katz with the collaboration of Sheila M. Craik and a foreword by Amnon Shiloah
Contributors: Craik, Sheila M.; Shiloah, Amnon, author of foreword
Series: Islamic history and civilization studies and texts ; v. 115; Islamic history and civilization -- v. 115.
Publisher: Brill; Brill Academic Pub
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden, the Netherlands; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9789004263192; 9789004284142
Subjects: Arabs; Music; History and criticism; International Congress of Arab Music (1st : 1932 : Cairo, Egypt)
Description: Musicologist Henry George Farmer (1882-1965) participated in the First International Congress of Arab Music in Cairo in 1932. His journal and minutes, which are presented in this book, reveal aspects and inner-workings of the congress that have hitherto remained unknown.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.