Henry George Farmer (17 January 1882 — 30 December 1965) was a British musicologist, orientalist and conductor. ''Grove Music Online'' remarks that "Farmer was noted primarily for his contributions to the field of Arabic music, he also wrote important works on the history of Scottish and military music". Farmer wrote extensively about Arab musical influences on the European musical tradition and the Islamic legacy to music theory. He typically published under H.G. Farmer.
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