This month on Humanities Matter, we talk about Music!

We wonder why apocalyptic soundtracks have captivated people since Medieval times, we re-discover the beauty and cultural significance of court music, and we explore the ways in which music brings stories to life in Western radio drama.

All this featuring the co-editors of Brill’s Music in the Apocalyptic Modeand Word, Sound and Music in Radio Drama, and author of Mutʿat al-asmāʿ fīʿilm al-samāʿ, The Ears’ Pleasure and the Science of Listening to Music by Aḥmad b. Yūsuf al-Tīfāshī al-Qafṣī.

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Host: Ramzi Nasir
Guests: Colin McAllister, George Dimitri Sawa, Jarmila Mildorf