dastgah
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Dastgāh (; , , ) 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.
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Terminology
- Distinguished pitches
- ''Finalis''
- ''Āghāz'' ('beginning')
- ''Ist'' ('stop')
- ''Shāhed'' ('witness')
- ''Moteghayyer'' ('changeable')
- The Seven Dastgahs
- Common Dastgah and Avaz
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Dastgāh (; , , ) 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 consists of a collection of musical melodies, . In a song played in a given , a musician starts with an introductory , and then meanders through various different , evoking different moods. Many in a given are related to an equivalent musical mode in Western music.
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