Music Terminology in the Dastgah Music of Iran
Artistic content is like a soul that needs to be placed in the right body, and the history of man in various eras and lands is indicative of this fact. In the musical art of any land, songs are created based on some structures known as “forms.”
Each musical form has its own special characteristics based on which musicians create art and pick these forms depending upon their artistic ideas. The prevalence and improvement of any musical form depends on the social and cultural conditions of each time and place and also its popularity among people. This is why, throughout various historical eras in the world, various musical forms have been more prevalent, for instance, the symphony form of music held sway during the classical music age of Europe.
The Dastgah music of Iran also has various forms, with the help of which prominent Iranian musicians have created numerous works.
In this course, you will get to know these forms of Iranian Dastgah music. In each subject, the following points will be considered:
- The history and naming of these musical and performance characteristics
- The status of each form in the musical apparatus of Iran
- The most prominent musicians and their notable performances
The sessions of this course will take 11 hours and 30 minutes, which include:
Expand/Collapse AllThe definition of form in other musical trends and arts
The traditional trend in the performance of Dastgah music and the status of forms in them
Musical characteristics, naming and history
Their equivalence in other musical cultures
The most prominent prelude creators in Iranian music and listening to their notable live performances
The importance of poetry in Iranian music
The general characteristics of Radif (the collection of melodic figures) in Iranian music (free meter, the order and placements of these figures with regard to high and low pitches)
Live performance
Musical characteristics, naming and history
It’s status and role in the Iranian music
The history of Chaharmezrab from the Qajar era until now
The most prominent composers and musical improvisers of Chaharmezrab in Iranian music listening to their notable live performances
Musical characteristics, naming and history
The harmonic bond between music and poetry in Tasnif
A short history of Tasnif from Qajar era until now
The most prominent composers and poets of Tasnif in Iranian music listening to their notable live performances
Defining and live performance (practical work)
Musical characteristics, naming and history
Its proportion to the Iranian traditional dance (with pictorial examples) and its role in the traditional lie performance of music
Timbre in the Radif of Iranian music and its effect on musical regions
History and the most prominent composers of Timbre in Iranian music in addition to audio and pictorial examples from live performances
An introduction to Tasnif, Timbre to Tasnif, and Tasnif to Timbre
Percussion instruments
Improvise instruments
The history of Tasnif songs in Iranian music (with pictorial examples)
Composition of music in western forms for Iranian instruments (prelude, march, polka, waltz, Operetta)
Western forms for Iranian instruments and symphonic orchestra (concertino, suite)
Performing Iranian forms with western orchestra