{ Persia Part 1: the sequel

  Tombak: a hand drum   Surna: an oboe   Ud: a lute   Rebab : a stringed instrument, like a viol   qanun: a psaltry Bellwork: Define Terms

Outcomes  Scholars will:  Grammar: Learn basic facts about Persian Music  Logic: Create a design for their Persian carpet

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Santur video

Tombak

Played on the side

Surna

Ud

Rebab

Quanun

 The radif is a large collection of traditional Persian melodies.  Mystic poetry provides the inspiration for most art music.  The theoretical concepts of music were based primarily on the writings of the Greeks.  The Mongol historic period cultivated many great works of art and music.  An –ology is the study of a science. Guided Goats

Active Listening #1: Chahar Mezrab  What technique does Shariar employ on the first two notes of the song?  What is the name of this instrument?  What American instrument is similar to this?  This could have been the ancestor of which instrument?

  A chahar mezrab is a fast tempo piece written for an instrumental virtuoso.   The santur has 72 strings, there are four strings of identical pitch: 18 four stringed groups. Listening #1: Chahar Mezrab Just the Facts

 Answer the following Questions CFU: Whiteboards

 What is a tar? Q1

  This is a fast tempo piece written for an instrumental virtuoso. Q2

 How many strings does a santur have? Q3

 Most Persian music is essentially what? Q4

Persian Carpets-Video

Persian weavers Lullaby

CFU: Make your own Persian Carpet: Design it  Draw a design for your carpet  It must include at least 3 colors. But no more than four.  Please fill your design within the 3X3 inch black outlined square

Islam took a cautious and restrictive attitude towards music because music at the time was associated with unwholesome activities.   One of the biggest differences between Shi’a and Sunni Islam is that: Shi’a Islam is more intense, stricter and intensely devoted.   Persian music is monophonic, although chords are used occasionally and pedal tones held throughout   In the 9 th century music was considered a science and studied along with, arithmetic, astronomy and geometry. Guiding Goats

Map Quest ID: Iran, Tehran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

CFU: A brief timeline, Memory Game

1. Ancient Achaemenid 6 th to 4 th BC 1. Ancient Achaemenid 6 th to 4 th BC 4. Medieval Islamic Conquest 7 th to 10th 4. Medieval Islamic Conquest 7 th to 10th 6. Renaissance Safavid Kingdom 16 th to 18th 6. Renaissance Safavid Kingdom 16 th to 18th 5. Medieval Turks and Mongols 11 th - 15th 5. Medieval Turks and Mongols 11 th - 15th 3. Ancient Sassanian 3 rd to 7th 3. Ancient Sassanian 3 rd to 7th 2. Ancient Greek Conquest 4 th BC- 2 nd AD 2. Ancient Greek Conquest 4 th BC- 2 nd AD 3. Ancient Sassanian 3 rd to 7th 3. Ancient Sassanian 3 rd to 7th 4. Medieval Islamic Conquest 7 th to 10th 4. Medieval Islamic Conquest 7 th to 10th 7. Modern Western Influence 19 th -20 th 7. Modern Western Influence 19 th -20 th 2. Ancient Greek Conquest 4 th BC- 2 nd AD 2. Ancient Greek Conquest 4 th BC- 2 nd AD 6. Renaissance Safavid Kingdom 16 th to 18th 6. Renaissance Safavid Kingdom 16 th to 18th THIS SQUARE IS POINTLESS 5. Medieval Turks and Mongols 11 th - 15th 5. Medieval Turks and Mongols 11 th - 15th 1. Ancient Achaemenid 6 th -- 4 th BC 1. Ancient Achaemenid 6 th -- 4 th BC 7. Modern Western Influence 19 th -20 th 7. Modern Western Influence 19 th -20 th

 What instruments do you hear—describe what could be their Western equivalents.  Is the instrumental accompaniment monophonic or polyphonic?  What Chinese ensemble has a similar instrumental style? Active Listening #2: Shajarian Tasnif

 A tasnif is a popular song, or ballad.  This type of song is more westernized and may be written in a major or minor mode instead of a dastgah. Listening #2: Shajarian Tasnif Just the Facts

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