Classical Persian Music : : An Introduction / / Ella Zonis.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Art & Architecture eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©1973
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (223 p.) :; 30 halftones, 1 map, musical illustrations throughout text
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Note on the Transliteration of Persian Words
  • Symbols used in Musical Expressions
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction The Present State of Music in Iran
  • 1 The Historical Background
  • 2 The Theory of Persian Art Music
  • 3 The Radif of Persian Art Music
  • 4 The Practice of Persian Art Music: Improvisation
  • 5 The Practice of Persian Art Music: Rhythm and Form
  • 6 Persian Musical Instruments
  • 7 Traditional Persian Music in Modern Iran
  • Appendix A The Medieval Rhythmic Modes
  • Appendix Β Excerpts from the Bahjat al Ruh
  • Bibliography
  • Discography
  • Index