The Encyclopaedia of Music and Musicology was created by a group of musicologists under the direction of university musicologist and Director of the Tunis Institute of Music Samir Becha. It is prefaced by French musicologist, semiologist and literary critic Jean Jacques Nattiez. This encyclopaedia covers the theoretical and methodological foundations of music and musicology in Tunisia in the early 21st century. It is an in-depth synthesis of the musical phenomenon and the sound worlds of various civilisations and eras from the ancient to the contemporary history. Becha said the numerous musicological studies published in the 20th and early 21st centuries now provide an opportunity to bring together musicologists of different nationalities around a number of questions that deserve to be studied with greater investment and perseverance. The publication of the Encyclopaedia of Music and Musicology in Tunisia - Theoretical and Methodological Foundations is a major scientific event in musicology. The encyclopaedia has been compiled by musicologists renowned for their interest in research as well as their rigour and commitment. The articles were published in three thematic areas: "Music from a Humanities Perspective," "History and Study of Musical Instruments" and "Methods, Methodologies and Analyses." Authors addessed most topics, especially in relation to the specific features of Tunisian music. This Encyclopaedia brings together authors from several countries and disciplines, including Nicolas Meeùs, Mohamed Zinelabidine, François Picard, Nidaa Abou Mrad, Mondher Ayari, Jean-Marc Chouvel, Anis Meddeb, François Delalande, Jann Pasler, Saifallah Ben Abderrazzek, Senda Khayati, Amine Zouari, Wael Samoud, Ikbal Hamzaoui, Fakher Hakima and Hamdi Makhlouf.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse