Wright, Owen

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Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Lādhiqī (d. c.900/1495) was one of the most important music theorists of the late ninth/fifteenth century. He wrote two significant treatises in Arabic, the first of which, Zayn al-alḥān (“The embellishment of melodies”), was completed by 888/1483 (a…

Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī (155–235/772–850), the son of Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī (d. 188/804), was an illustrious court musician of the early ʿAbbāsid period, known for his scholarly prowess and his musical expertise. Born in Rayy, he moved to Baghdad with his father, who arranged f…