The art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian : foundations and contexts / / Rob Simms and Amir Koushkani
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Simms Rob <1962->
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| Titolo: |
The art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian : foundations and contexts / / Rob Simms and Amir Koushkani
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 782.42169092/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Singing - Iran - History and criticism |
| Songs, Persian - Iran | |
| Music - Iran - History and criticism | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KoushkaniAmir <1968-> |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian |
| ISBN: | 0-7391-7212-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811188503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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