The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian - Foundations and Contexts

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.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Before Coming In (Pishdaramad)
Chapter 2: Mashhad Roots
Chapter 3: To Tehran
Chapter 4: Performing Avaz
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors

About the author

Rob Simms, Amir Koushkani

Product details

• Authors: Amir Koushkani, Rob Simms, Rob/ Koushkani Simms, Simms Rob
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2012
• EAN: 9780739172117
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7211-7
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, Israel, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, RELIGION / Islam / General, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle Eastern history, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music, MUSIC / Religious / Muslim, Middle Eastern History;World History