| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) |
| Contents |
Before coming in (Pishdaramad) : Introduction ; Iham: Multiple meaning, uncertainty and complexity ; Narratives and their performance ; The occasion, connectedness, and appropiateness ; Avaz and Tasnif ; Histories of Avaz and sung poetry ; Individuals and groups ; Musical tradition -- Mashhad roots : Shajarian's early musical formation and activities ; Tradition and its guardians ; Traditionalal narratives, performance genres and performers ; Performing truth: truth-telling and authority ; Affekt ; Sufism and music -- To Tehran : Innovators and modernizers of the early-twentieth century ; Women in Persian music and Avaz ; Transmission, patronage, mediation, and institutionalization ; Shajarian's professional activities in the 1970s -- Performing Avaz : Poetry, music, and their combination ; Vocal technique ; Materials ; Processes ; Layers ; Gesture and dramatic implications ; Forud/Bridge -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Foundations and Contexts, by Rob Simms and Amir Koushkani, examines the traditional art of singing classical Persian poetry, as represented by its greatest living exponent. Focusing on Shajarian's early career up to 1979, this in-depth study includes a panoramic view of the social and historical context of the twentieth-century tradition of avaz, along with a detailed presentation of Shajarian's musical toolkit for weaving together poetry and Iranian musical modes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Shadjariân, Mohammad Rezâ
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| SUBJECT |
Shadjariân, Mohammad Rezâ fast |
| Subject |
Singing -- Iran -- History and criticism
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Songs, Persian -- Iran
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Music -- Iran -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Music
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Singing
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Songs, Persian
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koushkani, Amir, 1968- author.
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| LC no. |
2020738379 |
| ISBN |
9780739172124 |
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0739172123 |
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1322158835 |
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9781322158839 |
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