Music theory in the Safavid era the taqsim al-naßæam♯¿t / Owen Wright.
| Author/creator | Wright, Owen, 1938- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
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| Series | SOAS musicology series SOAS musicology series. ^A581180 |
| Abstract | The Safavid era (1501-1722) is one of the most important in the history of Persian culture, celebrated especially for its architecture and art, including miniature paintings that frequently represent singers and instrumentalists. Their presence reflects a sophisticated tradition of music making that was an integral part of court life, yet it is one that remains little known, for the musicological literature of the period is rather thin. There is, however, a significant exception: the text presented and analysed here, a hitherto unpublished and anonymous theoretical work of the middle or second half of the sixteenth century. With a Sufi background inspiring the use of the nay as a tool of theoretical demonstration, it is exceptional in presenting descriptive accounts of the modes then in use and suggesting how these might be arranged in complex sequences. As it also gives an account of the corpus of rhythmic cycles it provides a unique insight into the basic structures of art-music during the first century of Safavid rule. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-350) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Music theory in the Safavid era Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. 9781315161624 |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Music theory in the Safavid era Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. 9781138062436 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019719317 |
| ISBN | 9781138062436 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | (Mobipocket ebook) |
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