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Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, [1] [2] [3] refers to the classical music of Iran (historically known as Persia). It consists of characteristics developed through the country's classical, medieval, and contemporary eras.
Dastgāh (/ d æ s t ˈ ɡ ɑː /; Persian: دستگاه, Classical: [dastˈɡɑːh], Iran: [dæstˈɡɒː(h)]) is the standard musical system in Persian art music, standardised in the 19th century following the transition of Persian music from the Maqam modal system. A dastgāh consists of a collection of musical melodies, gushehs.
The classical music of Iran consists of melody types developed through the country's classical and medieval eras. [1] Dastgah, a musical mode in Iran's classical music, despite its popularity, has always been the preserve of the elite. The influence of dastgah is seen as the reservoir of authenticity that other forms of musical genres derive ...
Pages in category "Persian classical music" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Persian classical music (1 C, 6 P) O. Persian-language operas (4 P) Persian orchestras (1 C, 4 P) P. Persian musical instruments (26 P) Persian symphonies (2 P)
Tahrir is a melismatic form in Persian classical singing that employs a vocal technique involving rapid glottal strokes over a series of notes. [1] It is considered "an ornament of the melodic line," consisting of one or more short frequency jumps—called tekye—towards higher pitches. [2] Tahrir is sometimes referred to as a form of yodeling ...
Persian music may refer to various types of the music of Persia/Iran or other Persian-speaking countries Look up Persia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Persian traditional music
Persian is a member of the Western Iranian group of the Iranian languages, which make up a branch of the Indo-European languages in their Indo-Iranian subdivision.The Western Iranian languages themselves are divided into two subgroups: Southwestern Iranian languages, of which Persian is the most widely spoken, and Northwestern Iranian languages, of which Kurdish and Balochi are the most widely ...