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Iranian folk songs were incorporated into musical compositions that were produced within the parameters of classical Iranian modes, combined with western musical harmonies. [7] Elements deriving from Iran's folk and classical music have been combined and used also in the pop music. [1] Iranian folk music is categorized in various themes, and ...
Iranian folk songs are categorized in various themes, including those of historical, social, religious, and nostalgic contexts. There are also folk songs that apply to particular occasions, such as weddings and harvests, as well as lullabies, children's songs, and riddles. [28] There are several traditional specialists of folk music in Iran.
Iran's classical art music continues to function as a spiritual tool, as it has throughout history, and much less of a recreational activity. It belongs, for the most part, to the social elite , as opposed to the folkloric and popular music , in which the society as a whole participates.
Pages in category "Music of Iran" ... History of Iran Narrated by Setar; I. Iranian folk music; Iranian women and Persian music; M.
The history of Iran's culture is marked by the influence of ancient civilizations such as the Elamites and Persians, as well as the Achaemenid and Sassanian empires. [10]The Arab conquest in the 7th century introduced Islamic traditions, which merged with pre-Islamic customs.
Persian musical instruments or Iranian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories: classical, Western and folk. Most of Persian musical instruments spread in the former Persian Empires states all over the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia and through adaptation, relations, and trade, in Europe and far regions of Asia.
Folklore studies of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. Folk poetry. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. The passion (taʿzia) of Ḥosayn by Peter Chelkowski. From the Encyclopædia Iranica. Lee Lee Hozak, on Iranian folkloric songs among Iranian Americans, from Homa Sarshar's In The Back Alleys of Exile (vol. 2; p. 304).
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