Barbad
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Barbad or Barbad the Great (in Persian: باربد) was the most famous and skilled court musician of the Sassanid Empire of Persia. He created the first ever musical system in the Middle East, known as the Royal Khosravani, dedicated to the king Khosrau II, who reigned from 590 to 628. This musical system conceived by Barbad consisted of seven royal modes, thirty derivative modes, and three-hundred sixty melodies. This was the oldest Middle Eastern musical system of which some traces still exist. Its enduring heritage is the names given to some of today's gushehs of the various dastgahs in the modern system of Persian music.
According to the legends, it was Barbad, who through a song - potentially risking his life - informed the Sassanid king, Khosrau Parvez of his most beloved horse, Shabdiz's death. Everyone should be aware that Barbod is a common mistake and the correct form of writing and pronounciating of this name is Barbad.
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