AVICENNA’S MUSICAL THEORIES AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS (KITAB AL-MUSIQA)
Keywords:
Avicenna, music theory, Kitab al-Musiqa, mathematical harmony, ratios, intervals, Pythagorean traditionAbstract
This article explores Avicenna’s musical theories as presented in his treatise Kitab al-Musiqa and examines their mathematical foundations. It highlights how Avicenna approached music not only as an art but as a scientific discipline, emphasizing ratios, intervals, and harmonics, and situates his work in the context of both medieval Islamic philosophy and the broader tradition of Pythagorean musical mathematics. The study underscores the continuity between Avicenna’s music theory, the natural sciences, and mathematical reasoning.
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