Montgomery and Y. El-Bizri ed. Ensemble de Musique Classique Arabe. Bezmara Ensemble. No comments on this episode? I really enjoyed it and was fascinated by the idea of a sophisticated philosophy of music. I have learned to play several instruments growing up including the trumpet and french horn and am an avid music fan. I will likely look into those books you have listed and I have enjoyed the websites linked to. I just want to say thank you Professor Adamson for what you are doing with this podcast.
Though I am staunch Kierkegaardian and can't wait until you get to him I am very exited about what you are doing here with philosophy in the Islamic world or Arabic-language philosophy. I was wondering if I want to know more should I check out the book you edited on this era of philosophy as a beginners course?
In reply to Guess I am the only music lover here by Ken. Hi there! Glad you liked the episode, I was also fond of it, I liked having the music come in. If you mean the "Cambridge Companion," yes, that is intended as an introduction to the subject. In due course the scripts for these episodes will also appear as a book and that will be more detailed I guess, but you will only be getting my point of view whereas the Companion is a collection of chapters by various experts.
Sorry, I did not have enough patience, you have the answer at the end of the podcast about the piece of music. Thank you very much for these lovely podcasts, I have been enjoying them very much. Perhaps you are aware of the connection of philosophy and music in the practice of nada yoga from India, which understands the universe as a series of various vibrations.
And in their quest to accord with the harmony of the cosmic vibration, not only does the nada yogi employ music but also the inner, 'unstruck' sound, called the nadam. I love that picture - a Moor and a Christian playing lutes together in 13th-century Spain. It's a miniature from the song collection Canticles of Holy Mary, which I remember hearing in a music history class. In what language is the last song is sung, I can recognize that it is not in Arabic.
