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The
Art of Persian Music
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by Jean During,
Zia
Mirabdolbaghi
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" This
innovative introduction to the music and culture of Iran
combines text, illustrations, and a sampler disk in a single
package. Important terms, instruments, repertories, and
personalities are cataloged and thoroughly explained, making
it accessible to anyone ..." more
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* PROLOGUE
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SOME
QUESTIONS AND
MISCONCEPTIONS
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FROM
WHICH REGION
DOES PERSIAN
MUSIC COME?
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IS
PERSIAN MUSIC
SIMPLER THAN
WESTERN MUSIC
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IS IT SAD
MUSIC ?
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" PERSIAN
MUSIC
HAS NO
RULES " |
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" It is true that Persian musicians are not very
concerned about theory; they concentrate on expression
instead."... |
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* HISTORICAL SURVEY
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* THE SYSTEM OF
PERSIAN MUSIC
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* THE INSTRUMENTS OF
YESTERDAY AND TODAY
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* POETRY AND MUSIC
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* MUSIC, MYSTICISM,
AND METAPHYSICS
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and more
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Music
and Song in Persia The Art of Avaz
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by Lloyd
Miller
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" This book is the first full-length analysis of the
theory and practice of Persian singing, demonstrating the
centrality of Persian elements in the music of the Islamic
Middle Ages, their relevance to both contemporary and
traditional Iranian music and their interaction with
classical Persian poetry and metrics."--BOOK JACKET more
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* HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND OF PERSIA
AND PERSIAN MUSIC
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* MUSIC, ISLAM,
MYSTICISM AND PROPER
PERFORMANCE
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* PRESERVATION
AND PROPAGATION OF
PERSIAN MUSIC
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* THE
THEORY OF PERSIAN MUSIC
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* RADIF
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
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* METRIC
ANALYSIS
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* PERSIAN
INSTRUMENTS
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* NOTATION
AND TRANSCRIPTIONS
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and more
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Classical
Persian Music
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by Ella
Zonis
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" This book is a solid explanation of the
intricacies of Persian radif music, which is a combination
of precomposed and improvised elements. As a professional
musician and composer I found the author's willingness to
address technical issues a big plus. Yet the book is not
forbiddingly technical or dry, and a serious non-musician
can also gain a lot from the book..." more
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*
Introduction:
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The Present State of
Music in Iran
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* The Historical Background
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* The Theory of
Persian Art Music
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* The Radif of
Persian Art Music
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* The Practice of
Persian Art Music: Improvisation
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* The Practice of
Persian Art Music: Rhythm and Form
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* Persian Musical
Instruments
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Traditional Persian Music in Modern Iran
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and more
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