The voiages and travels of John Struys through Italy, Greece, Muscovy, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other countries in Europe, Africa and Asia [[electronic resource] ] : containing remarks and observations upon the manners, religion, polities, customs and laws of the inhabitants;, and a description of their several cities, towns, forts, and places of strength : together with an account of the authors many dangers by shipwreck, robbery, slavery, hunger, torture, and the like. : And two narratives of the taking of Astracan by the Cossacks, / / sent from Captain D. Butler. ; Illustrated with copper plates, designed and taken from the life by the author himself. ; Done out of Dutch, by Johh [sic] Morrison

• Record Nr.: UNISA996394560103316
• Autore: Struys Jan Janszoon <d. 1694.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : printed for Abel Swalle, at the Unicorn at the West-End of St. Paul's Church-yard, 1684
• Descrizione fisica: [24], 378, [9] p., 18 leaves of folded plates : ill., 1 folded map
• Altri autori (Persone): ButlerDavid, Captain; MorrisonJohn <17th cent.>; KipJohannes <1653-1722.>
• Soggetti: Voyages and travels; Russia Description and travel; Iran Description and travel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Errata: p. [9] at end.; Index: p. [1]-[9] at end.; Marginal notes.; Translation of Reysen door Moscovien, Tartarijen, Oost-Indien.; Imperfect: wanting the "Elenchus" (list of plates, etc.) at the beginning. The added engraved t.p. has lost the original margins and is mounted on a blank leaf.; Reproduction of original in Duke University Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0014

The art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian : foundations and contexts / / Rob Simms and Amir Koushkani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787065303321
• Autore: Simms Rob <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 0-7391-7212-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.42169092/2
• Soggetti: Singing - Iran - History and criticism; Songs, Persian - Iran; Music - Iran - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Art Of Avaz And Mohammad Reza Shajarian; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Before Coming In (Pishdaramad); Introduction; Iham: Multiple Meaning, Uncertainty and Complexity; Narratives and Their Performance; The Occasion, Connectedness, and Appropriateness; Avaz and Tasnif; Histories of Avaz and Sung Poetry; Individuals and Groups; Musical Tradition; Chapter 2: Mashhad Roots; Shajarian''s Early Musical Formation and Activities; Tradition and Its Guardians; Traditional Narratives, Performance Genres and Performers; Performing Truth: Truth-Telling and Authority; Affekt; Sufism and Music; Chapter 3: To TehranInnovators 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; Chapter 4: Performing Avaz; Poetry, Music, and Their Combination; Vocal Technique; Materials; Processes; Layers; Gesture and Dramatic Implications; Forud/Bridge; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.