Collection : Ajamlar : an anthology of pieces by Persian composers and their contemporaries at the Ottoman court from the 16th and 17th centuries

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Title
Ajamlar : an anthology of pieces by Persian composers and their contemporaries at the Ottoman court from the 16th and 17th centuries
Depositor / contributor
Mohafez, Arash (déposant)
Document status
Published
Recording context
Studio
Recording period
2011 - 2012
Year published
2013
Access type
metadata
Corpus
Mahoor Institute of Culture and Art

Geographic and cultural informations

States / nations
Iran
Populations / social groups

Legal notices

Publisher
Mahoor Institute of Culture and Art, Teheran, Iran
Publisher serial number
359
Booklet author
Mohafez, Arash ; Fatema, Sasan
Publisher reference
M.CD-359
Legal rights
Restreint (enregistrement édité)

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_2014_031_001
Mode of acquisition
Don (de l'auteur)
Record author
- Auteur
Related documentation
Deux livrets (anglais et persan)
Comments
An Anthology of Pieces by Persian Composers and Their Contemporaries at the Ottoman Court from the 16th and 17th Centuries Compiled & Arranged by Arash Mohafez.
Record writer
Aude Julien
Last modification
April 10, 2014, 8:17 a.m.
Items finished
Non
Conservation site
CREM : phonothèque

Technical data

Media type
Audio
Estimated duration
02:05:45
Collection size
0 bytes
Number of components (medium / piece)
2
Number of items
1
Archive format
CD, Ø 12 cm, Stéréo

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Mahoor Institute
Title
Ajamlar
Description
An Anthology of Pieces by Persian Composers and Their Contemporaries at the Ottoman Court from the 16th and 17th Centuries
Compiled and arranged by: Ârash Mohâfez
(2 CDs)

This album is an anthology of outstanding oeuvres attributed to Persian musicians and composers - contemporary to Safavid period - who are apparently gone or brought by the Ottoman sultans to the Ottoman empire and then continued their artistic activities in Istanbul court. In two Ottoman manuscripts written by Ali Ufki and Demetrius Cantemir belonging to 17th and 18th centuries, one part of these oeuvres are recorded and transcribed (in two different ways) under the names of more or less known musicians such as Hassan Jȃn, Shȃh Qoli and Changi Ja'far, and the other part under the general titles like Ajami, Ajamlar, Ajamiyȃn, etc. Most of the anonymous Ajami compositions might be a bit older than the oeuvres of the first group; it seems that they belong rather to the waves of Iranian musicians entry into Ottoman Empire in 16th century, also it's likely possible that some of these group's compositions may come from older repertoires so they are not necessarily "composed" by these Persian immigrants or captives but just "transmitted" by them. All these musical works are in Pishrôw form and they are composed in various maqȃm-s, often on complicated rhythms - like 14, 48 or even 88 beat - and with a very systematic and rich style. In present collection, in addition to an anthology of Ajami repertoire, some pieces belonging to the known or anonymous non-Persian composers of the same historical period which their technical features show some similarities to the Ajami style are also played as the examples of the connection between the old Persian and Ottoman music.
The strategy of present project in the performance of old transcriptions - from one side in order to make this music "usable" for today Iranian auditor, and from other side in order to make these compositions "absorbable" into the current Persian classical music's styles and repertoires - is more based on a "practical translation" of these pieces into Persian classical music aesthetics by means of musicological and historical documentation than an effort for "exact reconstruction" of the oeuvres as they were performed at their own time which we don't know the exact details yet.
This Album is played by Ârash Mohȃfez, Farid Kheradmand, Behnȃz Behnȃmniȃ, Ehsȃn Âbedi, Amir Sharifi, Shivȃ Âbedi, Farshȃd Tavakoli, Bahȃreh Fayȃzi and Âsȃreh Shekȃrchi.
Credits
Mahoor Institute

Items

Title Digitized Recordist Location Year of recording Code
Pishrôw-e Dôwr-e Kabir "Tarâneh-ye Delkash" in Maqâm Oshâq CD01-01 Iran 2011 - 2012 CNRSMH_E_2014_031_001_001_001