Music and song in Persia : the art of avaz / Lloyd Clifton Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Lloyd, 1938-

Series:

Persian art and culture series.

[Persian art and culture series]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Iran--History and criticism.

Music.

Folk songs--Iran--History and criticism.

Folk songs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Surrey : Curzon Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first full-length analysis of the theory and practice of Persian singing, demonstrating the centrality of Persian elements in the music of the Islamic Middle Ages, their relevance to both contemporary and traditional Iranian music and their interaction with classical Persian poetry and metrics.

Contents:

Cover; Music and Song in Persia; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Transliteration of Persian Letters; Preface; Methodology; Sources and Delimitations; Note on Research Sources; Acknowledgements; 1. Historical Background of Persia and Persian Music; 2. Music, Islam, Mysticism and Proper Performance; 3. Preservation and Propagation of Persian Music; 4. The Theory of Persian Music; 5. Persian Vocal Music; 6. Background of Perso-Arab Poetic Structure; Conclusion; Appendices; A Attributes of the Beloved in Persian Poetry; B Radif Texts and Translations; C Metric Analysis

D Sequence of Gushe From Four Main SourcesE Persian Instruments; F Notation and Transcriptions; Epilogue; Bibliography; Glossary of Terms and Persons; General Index

Notes:

First published in 1999 by Curzon Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-81487-6

1-280-66511-4

9786613642042

0-203-82937-9

1-136-81488-4

9780203829370

OCLC:

797919060