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Robert Lachmann's letters to Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938)

Title
Robert Lachmann's letters to Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938) / Israel J. Katz ; with the collaboration of Sheila M. Craik.
Author
Katz, Israel J.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.

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Additional Authors
  • Craik, Sheila M.
  • Lachmann, Robert, 1892-1939.
Description
xxvi, 306 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
Summary
"Robert Lachmann's letters to Henry George Farmer, from the years 1923-38, provide insightful glimpses into his life and his progressive research projects. From an historical perspective, they offer critical data concerning the development of comparative musicology as it evolved in Germany during the early decades of the twentieth century. The fact that Lachmann sought contact with Farmer can be explained from their mutual, yet diverse interests in Arab music, particularly as they were then considered to be the foremost European scholars in the field. During the 1932 Cairo International Congress on Arab Music, they were selected as presidents of their respective committees"--
Series Statement
Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world, 2214-6563 ; vol.10
Subject
  • Lachmann, Robert, 1892-1939 > Correspondence
  • Farmer, Henry George, 1882-1965 > Correspondence
  • Farmer, Henry George, 1882-1965
  • Lachmann, Robert, 1892-1939
  • 1900-1999
  • Ethnomusicologists > Correspondence
  • Ethnomusicology > History > 20th century
  • Music > Palestine > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Arabs > Music > History and criticism
  • Arabs > Music
  • Ethnomusicologists
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Music
  • Middle East > Palestine
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
  • Personal correspondence.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-288) and index.
Call Number
JME 20-207
ISBN
  • 9789004431959
  • 9004431950
LCCN
2020017503
OCLC
1143647343
Author
Katz, Israel J., author.
Title
Robert Lachmann's letters to Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938) / Israel J. Katz ; with the collaboration of Sheila M. Craik.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world, 2214-6563 ; vol.10
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-288) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Craik, Sheila M.
Lachmann, Robert, 1892-1939.
Other Form:
Online version: Katz, Israel J., Robert Lachmann's letters to Henry George Farmer (from 1923 to 1938) Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. 9789004432475 (DLC) 2020017504
Research Call Number
JME 20-207
JFE 21-7661
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