Mukhariq
Mukhariq Abu’l-Muhannāʾ Mukhāriq ibn Yaḥyā ibn Nāwūs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madma or Kufa, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 845/846 |
| Resting place | Samarra |
| Nationality | Caliphate |
| Occupation | Arabic Singer of the Abbasid court |
| Years active | 800–844/5 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age (Early Abbasid era) |
Abu’l-Muhannāʾ Mukhāriq ibn Yaḥyā ibn Nāwūs (
Arabic: أبوالمهنى مُخارق بن يحيى) (fl. ca. 800–844/5), was one of the most distinguished singers of the Abbasid period, and a protege of the Barmakids and the caliphs from Harun al-Rashid to al-Wathiq
.
Life
He was born in
Alluya.[1]
Mukhariq ascribed to a school, begun by Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi and much in vogue at the time, whereby he altered the notes or the rhythm of a song at every performance. This reportedly disappointed Caliph
Ibn al-Taghribirdi, for instance, while Ibrahim and Ishaq al-Mawsili "sang well to the accompaniment of the lute, in pure vocal work Mukhariq outshone them both". Such was his eminence that the 10th-century scholar al-Farabi only mentions two musicians of the entire Abbasid period, Muhkariq and Ishaq al-Mawsili.[1]
Mukhariq himself had several pupils, the best known being Ahmad ibn Abdallah Abi'l-Ala, and Hamdun ibn Isma'il ibn Dawud al-Katib, the patriarch of a family of musicians.[1]
References
Sources
- ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2.