Arab Music and Musical Notation

I read a review of a book titled "Arab Music and Musical Notation" (Markaz ʻUmān lil-Mūsīqá al-Taqlīdīyah) by Issam El-Mallah last night. The review was written by Kathleen Hood. The description of chapter 3 gives one of the primary reasons that so many non-Western musics' notation traditions are double edged swords. As she states: In … Continue reading Arab Music and Musical Notation