03404nam 2200613 450 991081118850332120200520144314.00-7391-7212-3(CKB)3710000000244205(EBL)1791702(SSID)ssj0001347075(PQKBManifestationID)12594205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001347075(PQKBWorkID)11344348(PQKB)11438228(MiAaPQ)EBC1791702(Au-PeEL)EBL1791702(CaPaEBR)ebr10938179(CaONFJC)MIL647140(OCoLC)891447911(EXLCZ)99371000000024420520140930h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian foundations and contexts /Rob Simms and Amir KoushkaniLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2012.©20121 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-15883-5 0-7391-7211-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 MusicChapter 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 AuthorsThe 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. SingingIranHistory and criticismSongs, PersianIranMusicIranHistory and criticismSingingHistory and criticism.Songs, PersianMusicHistory and criticism.782.42169092/2Simms Rob1962-776575Koushkani Amir1968-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811188503321The art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian4040945UNINA