[MUSLIMS IN CHINA / MUSIC] Tavârîh-i mûsiqîyyûn [i.e., A history of master musicians]. Published and edited by Anwar Baitur & Hamit Tömür

MÖCIZÎ, MOLLA ISMETULLÂH BINNI MOLLA NIMETULLÂH (19^th century).

Milletler Nesriyâti [i.e., Publication of the Nations], Pekin [i.e., Beijing], 1982.

Original purple wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Uyghur with Arabic letters. [4], 88, 39, [2] p., 39 plates of original manuscript. A fine copy.

Scarce first and only scholarly edition in Uyghur, of this critical edition of the manuscript originally written by Möcizi in 1271 AH (AD 1854/55), featuring biographies of 17 Uyghur musicians and an introduction to 13 of the 16 muqams in traditional Uyghur musical culture. The book also includes facsimile plates from the original manuscript written in Chagatai script. The book comes with a distinguished provenance, originating from the collection of Swedish diplomat and Turkologist Gunnar Valfrid Jarring (1907-2002).

Tavârîh-i mûsiqîyyûn is a biographical document written in Chagatai script in 19^th century in Xinjiang of China music (Twelve muqams). In the work, the lives and deeds of the seventeen masters who created, organized and performed Muqams. The book also includes the history of Uyghur classical music, poets, the development of Chagatai language in this context, and the musical instruments performed this musical heritage. The original manuscript is currently preserved in the Library of the Institute of Ethnic Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

This scholarly edition consists of five parts: An introduction, body, translation, commentary, and facsimile of the original manuscript.

Möcizi lived in the Hotan region of Xinjiang at the end of the Qing dynasty in the mid-19^th century.

Source: Analysis of the Adjectives in “Tavarih-i Musiqiyun” in Chaghatay, by Memet, Obul, Yasin.

As of November 2024, we couldn’t find any copies in the OCLC.