Full Description
Music Making in Iran from the 15th to the Early 20th Century looks at the change and evolution of music in Iran from both social and theoretical perspectives. Amir Hosein Pourjavady scrutinises the emergence and development of modal entities, rules for modulation, the formation of court repertoires, the progress of rhythmic structures, vocal and instrumental genres and forms of composition. Through this lens, Hosein investigates how Iranian music has been impacted by Western influence, socio-political developments and contact with other musical cultures.
Contents
List of IllustrationsList of TablesNote on Transliteration and TranslationAcknowledgementsPreface
Part I Historical and Social Contexts
1 Centres of Musical Patronage between the Fifteenth and Eighteenth Centuries
2 Courtesans and Concubines in Early Modern Iran
3 Musical Life in the Nineteenth Century
Part II Music Theories and Practices
4 The Modal System
5 Rhythm
6 Musical Genres
Appendix 1: The Systematist Texts
Appendix 2: The Non-Sytematist Texts
Appendix 3: An Account of the Modal System and Rhythmic Cycles in Non-Systematist Treatises
Glossary
Work Cited
Index
