Yūnus al-Kātib

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Yūnus al-Kātib

Arabian musician

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Islamic arts
The Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties: classical Islamic music
In the 8th century Yūnus al-Kātib, author of the first Arabic book of musical theory, compiled the first collection of songs. Other notable musicians of the period were Ibn Muḥriz, of Persian ancestry; Ibn Surayj, also of Persian ancestry and noted for his elegies and improvisations (murtajal); his pupil…
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In the 8th century Yūnus al-Kātib, author of the first Arabic book of musical theory, compiled the first collection of songs. Other notable musicians of the period were Ibn Muḥriz, of Persian ancestry; Ibn Surayj, also of Persian ancestry and noted for his elegies and improvisations (murtajal); his pupil…
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