The art of Persian music / Jean During, Zia Mirabdolbaghi ; lesson from Master Dariush Safvat ; translation from French and Persian by Manuchehr Anvar.

Author/creator During, Jean, 1947-
Other author Mirabdolbaghi, Zia, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Mage Publishers, 1991.
Description280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--Iran. --History and criticism.

Contents Prologue / Jean During. Some questions and misconceptions ; Musical types in Iran ; Music and the musician in Iranian society -- Historical survey / Jean During. The process of change ; International music ; A few great names ; Persian music among the musics of the world ; Specificity of the Persian style ; Traditionalists and modernists -- The system of Persian music / Jean During. Parde bastan ; From scale to Avaz ; Elaboration of the radif ; The organization of the radif ; The twelve dastgahs and avazs ; Ethos and symbolism of the modes ; The gushes ; The forms ; Free rhythms ; Performance and improvisation -- The instruments of yesterday and today / Zia Mirabdolbaghi and Jean During. The harp or chang ; The lutes: Barbat and 'ud ; The Kamanche ; The setar ; The rabab ; The tar ; The ney ; The santur ; The daf ; The tonbak or zarb -- Poetry and music / Jean During. Unity of the Persian arts ; Poets and musicians ; Aesthetic function of poetry and music ; Music of poetry ; Technical and structural relations ; Parallels between music and other arts -- Music, mysticism, and metaphysics / Jean During -- Suprasensory perception or imaginal vision / Zia Mirabdolbaghi. Music and graphic expression ; Analogy in form and expression ; Music and painting ; Analogy in expression -- The Masters' viewpoints / Compiled by Zia Mirabdolbaghi. The notation of tradition ; The question of origin ; An unalterable model ; Improvisation ; Oral transmission ; Apprenticeship ; The master's methods ; The virtues of the Radif ; The ethos ; From ethos to ethics ; Music as the art of communication -- A lesson from master Dariush Safvat.
Abstract This book uses a multimedia, multifaceted approach to introduce the music and culture of Iran through its art. Persian music is as fine, subtle, and beautiful as a Persian carpet, and yet for the most part it has remained unknown in the West. It has unique aesthetic qualities quite different from Western music. It is monophonic, undramatic, and mostly solo, with rich modal variety and melodic subtlety--an intimate music of the spirit most appreciated by the initiated. This book provides the keys and definitions essential for understanding Persian music: its history, instruments, repertory, organization, rhythms, and modes (or dastaghs). Through quotes and anecdotes by and about masters past and present, the reader can grasp the ethos, spirit, and philosophy of Persian music. Filled with exquisite illustrations of instruments and musicians from museums around the world, as well poetry and calligraphy, this volume will introduce the enthusiast both to the whole aesthetic of Persian art and the art of Persian music. Although it is based on the most recent scholarship, this book is intended for the general audience. All details superfluous to the general reader have been intentionally omitted. But this book is not just a compilation from past sources--it is full of new ideas and insights that illuminate the state of contemporary Persian music and reward both the layman and the specialist.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY COPY ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING: CD-986.
General noteAccompanied by: Anthology of Persian music : 1930-1990.
General note"A contemporary master's lesson from Dariush Safvat": pages 231-249.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 267-271), discography (pages 260-265), and index.
Other titleRāz va nivāz.
Other titleAnthology of Persian music.
LCCN 90043217
ISBN0934211221

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