This book is part of the History of Ottoman Literature of Science Series in which works on astronomy (1997), mathematics (1999) and geography (2000) were published previously. It includes an introduction, authors and their works, works by unknown authors and indices. The book consists of 206 authors. Information about the works whose authors are known is given chronologically under separate headings. One can find the works by unknown authors at the end of the book. As in the previous books in this series, the present work mentions approximately 1000 books, treatises (risales) and articles written on Ottoman music between the years 1300-1923. It also gives information about their authors as well as manuscript and printed works.
Bu kitapta, Osmanlılar devrinde müsiki konularında yazılmış 713 eserden bahsediliyor. Bu eserlerden 440'ının müellifi bilinmekte, 273'ünün müellifi ise bilinmemektedir. Bahsedilen 713 eserden 538'i Türkçe, 112'si Arapça, 16'sı Farsça, 8'i Yunancadır. Kalanı diğer dillerde veya birden fazla dildedir.
Kitapta müellifler ve eserleri ölüm tarihlerine göre sıralanmıştır... (Arka kapaktan)