1. TEST # 1 (1 st Half) Next Friday, 28 February 2014 Covers only “Music of India” (chapter 1) Written only (no listening) Counts for 50% of Test # 1 (on syllabus)

2. THE ARTS & MUSIC in ISLAM Little music before Islam, except Poetry Visual arts limited to abstract figuration Music forbidden by Orthodox as article of faith (but….nothing in Qu’ran) Khandan – chanting of Qu’ran Musiqi – secular music (all other types)

3. KHANDAN vs. MUSIQI Chanting of Qur’an (vocal) Free rhythm (non-metrical) Improvisatory (or sounds like) Monophonic Sacred Traditional Uses Instruments Strict rhythms (metrical) Pre-composed Polyphonic Secular Westernized

4. Khandan or Musiqi? Islamic Call to Prayer - [Islam Calls You] – YouTube 09-ESKİ ORDU MARŞI [HD] – YouTube Horon - Folk Dance from Black Sea Region of Turkey (Rize Kalkandere) – YouTubeHoron - Folk Dance from Black Sea Region of Turkey (Rize Kalkandere) – YouTube Taksim turkish Saz Baglama - Youness Lhorri – YouTube Sarı Zeybek - Sergio Pugnalin on bağlama saz solo – YouTube The Sufi Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul – YouTube Fella - Ya gelbi - Dvdrip - فلة الجزائرية - نتحدث معاك يا قلبي – YouTubeFella - Ya gelbi - Dvdrip - فلة الجزائرية - نتحدث معاك يا قلبي – YouTube belly dancer in qatar – YouTube AbdEl Gadir Salim - Bitzid Min' Adhabi - YouTube Masters of Persian Music - Saz va Avaz (Nahoft) - YouTube

5. Khandan or Musiqi? Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

6. TAR Sound Example: YouTube - Ramiz Guliyev - TarYouTube - Ramiz Guliyev - Tar

7. SEHTAR Sound Example: YouTube - Hassan Kassai plays sehtar (1/2)YouTube - Hassan Kassai plays sehtar (1/2)

8. SANTOUR Sound Example: YouTube - Ardavan Kamkar - Santour SoloYouTube - Ardavan Kamkar - Santour Solo

9. KAMANCHEH Sound Example: YouTube - Iranian Traditional Kamancheh PerformanceYouTube - Iranian Traditional Kamancheh Performance

10. OUD (or UD) Sound Example: YouTube - Taqsim Oud marocYouTube - Taqsim Oud maroc

11. NEY Sound Example:YouTube - Ney: Hassan Nahid (part 1 of 2)YouTube - Ney: Hassan Nahid (part 1 of 2)

12. DOMBAK or ZARB Sound Example 1: YouTube - persian drumYouTube - persian drum Sound Example 2:YouTube - Persian drum (Rag-bar) farhad bazarganYouTube - Persian drum (Rag-bar) farhad bazargan Sound Example 3:YouTube - Persian Tonbak (Zarb) SoloYouTube - Persian Tonbak (Zarb) Solo Sound Example 4: YouTube - Kevan Chemirani Zarb SoloYouTube - Kevan Chemirani Zarb Solo

13. AN IRANIAN “CLASSICAL” CONCERT Pishdaramad – “before the introduction” Chahar Mezrab – “four hammers” (“flying hammers”) Avaz – (improvised) showpiece of concert Tasnif – (strophic) song(s) Reng – dance piece(s) NB. all organized around same DASTGAH (when played on the same concert)

14. Theoretical Terms to Know Radif – collection of all short pieces in a player’s repertoire (about 300) Dastgah – tunings, similar to scale (12 in all) Gusheh – smallest musical ideas (about 300) that make up the Radif Daramad – alternate name for first few important melodic ideas (give the Dastgah its name)

15. Examples of the Individual Parts of Iranian Classical Concerts Pishdaramad: YouTube - pishdaramad abuata (reza shafiean) YouTube - pishdaramad abuata (reza shafiean) Chahar Mezrab: YouTube - Osqueezadeh plays chahargah in Tahran YouTube - Osqueezadeh plays chahargah in Tahran Avaz: YouTube - Masters of Persian Music - Saz va Avaz (Nahoft) YouTube - Masters of Persian Music - Saz va Avaz (Nahoft) Tasnif: YouTube - Great maestro Shajarian, Tasnif: Chehreh be chehreh YouTube - Great maestro Shajarian, Tasnif: Chehreh be chehreh Reng: YouTube - Pejman Azarmina: Shahr Ahub Nava / Old Persian Dances YouTube - Pejman Azarmina: Shahr Ahub Nava / Old Persian Dances