“Per questo leggiamo” il Kitāb al-Aghānī: spunti di riflessione su predecessori, “estasi musicale” e didattica

In my article, I intend to explain why it is important to read, reread and translate into other languages the gigantic Kitab al-Aghani (10th century). The article contains a translation and an analysis of an extract concerning tarab, musical ecstasy, that can convey a lot about music and musicians, the relationship between music and poetry and the performative and didactic value of adab.