Biography (The Music of Islam Vol 12)

Music Of Iran: Karaj, Iran

The instrumental compositions in this recording belong to Persian art music as passed down to the present. The marked preference of the Persians for instrumental music contributed to the dedication of greater attention by the Arabs, orientated more towards vocal music, to the development of instruments and instrumental performance.

Gusheh-ha—designating small dimensioned tonal melodic tone groups—form the foundations of the great complex creations of the classical music of Iran. A gusheh (singular) is comprised of a dastgah—a kind of five–part suite. The connection with classical music is first established by the integration of all recordings in two very popular dastgah-ha (plural), Shur and Homayoun, also found in most regional music traditions.

The instrumental compositions combining the kemenche and santur offer an excellent rendering of the feeling for sound or of the sound ideal of classical Persian music culture. They are...

Album Records (The Music of Islam Vol 12)

Tasnif-E Dashti Tasnif-E Mahalli Kurdi Bedah-E Avaz, Tasnif-E Kurdi Tasnif-E Esfahan Bedah-E Navzai Santur Reng Avaz Shooshtari Farhang-E A'vam Gat-E Kurdi Tasnif Va So'al Va Javab-E Kemenche Bedah-E Navazi Tombak Tasnîf-e mahalli Kurdî Tasnîf va so´âl va javâb-e Farhang-e a'vâm Bedâh-e avâz,tasnîf-e Kurdî Bandit Queens Pauper Kings Bedâh-e navazi santûr Bedâh-E Navazi Tombak Gat-e Kurdî Tasnîf-e Esfahân

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