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Abu Nasr al-Farabi
✦أبو نصر الفارابي
9th–10th century872 – 950Persian ClassicalKazakh/Persian
Overview
Born
872, Farab, Kazakhstan (historical Khorasan)
Died
950
Nationality
Kazakh/Persian
Tradition
Persian Classical
Era
9th–10th century
Biography
Islamic Golden Age polymath and music theorist whose Kitab al-Musiqi al-Kabir (Grand Book of Music) is the most comprehensive medieval treatise on music theory in the Arab-Persian tradition.