Persian music

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'''Ta'ziyeh, also spelled as ta'zieh''' ( , from Arabic , 'condolence'), is a dramatic art form of Iran, performed by Shia Muslims, and historically also called shabih-khani ( ), though this term is less commonly used today .

collection of melodic figures in Persian music

musical scale with 8 pitches per octave

traditional music of the Ottoman Empire

Tasnif () is one of the several forms of Persian music and can be considered as the Persian equivalent of the ballad.

Treatise on music

Iranian record label in United States

music genre

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The lavta is a plucked string music instrument from Istanbul.