Abū Sulaymān Yūnus b. Sulaymān b. Kurd b. S̲h̲ahriyār,(ibn sulayman ibn kurd ibn shahriyar) wellknown musician and writer on music in the first half of the 2nd/8th century.
He was the son of a jurist ( faḳīh ) of Persian origin and a mawlā of the family of al-Zubayr b. al-ʿAwwām (Ḳurays̲h̲). Yūnus was born and grew up in Medina. He entered the local dīwān as a scribe, hence his surname al-Kātib. Early in life, however, he was attracted by music, and he is said to have taken lessons mainly from Maʿbad [q.v.], but also from Ibn Surayd̲j̲, Ibn Muḥriz, al-G̲h̲arīḍ [q.vv.], and Muḥammad b. ʿAbbād al-Kātib. He was also a gifted po…
Works
Kitab al-Nagham (partly survived)
Kitab al-Kian
Kitab al-Mudjarrad Yunus
Kitab fi 'l-Aghani (also called Diwan Yunus, according to Ibn Khordadbeh, this book contained 825 song texts by 35 singers)
Kitab al-Nagham (partly survived)
Kitab al-Kian
Kitab al-Mudjarrad Yunus
Kitab fi 'l-Aghani (also called Diwan Yunus, according to Ibn Khordadbeh, this book contained 825 song texts by 35 singers)
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