Henry George Farmer and the First International Congress of Arab Music (Cairo 1932) / / Israel J. Katz with the collaboration of Sheila M. Craik and a foreword by Amnon Shiloah.

• Superior document: Islamic History and Civilization, Volume 115
• VerfasserIn: Katz, Israel J.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Craik, Sheila M.,; Shiloah, Amnon,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 115.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (460 pages) :; illustrations, photographs.

Henry George Farmer (1882-1965) was a pioneering musicologist who specialized in Arab music. In 1932, he participated in the First International Congress of Arab Music in Cairo, during which he maintained a journal recording his daily activities, interactions with fellow delegates and dignitaries, and varied perambulations throughout the city. This journal, and the detailed minutes he kept for his chaired Commission on History and Manuscripts, were never published. They reveal aspects and inner-workings of the Congress that have hitherto remained unknown. The illustrations and photos contained therein, as well as additional photos that were never seen, provide visual documentation of the Congress’s participants and musical ensembles.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Israel J. Katz -- 1 The Genesis of the Farmer Project / Israel J. Katz -- 2 Henry George Farmer: His Life and Works to His Fiftieth Birthday / Israel J. Katz -- 3 The First International Congress of Arab Music (Cairo, 1932) / Israel J. Katz -- 4 Farmer’s “Itinerary of Visit to Cairo” / Israel J. Katz -- 5 The Commission of History and Manuscripts / Israel J. Katz -- 6 Afterthoughts and Follow-Up / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 1 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 2 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 3 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 4 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 5 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 6 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 7 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 8 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 9 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 10 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 11 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 12 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 13 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 14 / Israel J. Katz -- Appendix 15 / Israel J. Katz -- Bibliography / Israel J. Katz -- General Index / Israel J. Katz.