The Influence of Eastern Peripatetics on the Development Of

This article examines the musical contributions of medieval Eastern Peripatetics. It also analyzes their views on music, which in turn influenced approaches to child rearing, music, poetry, and philosophy. Their influence on priorities such as collective rather than individual education is also identified. The works of medieval scholars such as Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tarkhan ibn Uzlag al-Farabi at-Turki, Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Abu Ali Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, Avicenna (in Latin), and Abu Yu Suf Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, which in turn influenced the development of Muslim music, are examined.