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- Middle Period: the rise of Persian and Turkish poetry
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The earliest extant writings on Islamic music are from the end of the 9th century, more than 250 years after the advent of Islam. In the absence of historical documents, musicians, writers, and philosophers began to speculate on the origins of their music. They filled the gaps by legendary sources or vague traditions. Thus, Lamak is said to have made the first lute from the leg of his dead son, whose loss he lamented with it. His lamentation is considered to be the first song. In nomadic encampments music emphasized every event in man’s life, embellished social meetings, incited the ...(100 of 63390 words)