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Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
✦صفي الدين الأرموي
13th century1216 – 1294Persian ClassicalPersian
Overview
Born
1216, Urmia, Iran
Died
1294
Nationality
Persian
Tradition
Persian Classical
Era
13th century
Biography
Celebrated medieval musician and theorist who served at the Abbasid court in Baghdad. His Kitab al-Adwar codified the maqam modal system and 17-tone scale theory that underpins Arabic and Persian classical music.