Ibn Kurr
Historical musical theorist
About Ibn Kurr
Ibn Kurr was a music theorist.
Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn 'Isa ibn Hasan al-Baghdadi , known as Ibn Kurr (d. 1357 CE), was a musical theorist of medieval Islam. He is the author of Ġāyat al-matḷūb fī 'ilm al-adwār wa-'l-dụrūb (The Enticing Roads to Rhythms and Modes), a work on the musicological discourse in Cairo during the first half of the 14th century CE. He was born in Cairo to an Iraqi refugee family.
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historical musical theorist
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Ibn Kurr died in 1357.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ibn Kurr. https://biography.guide/ibn-kurr/
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