{ Persia Part 2

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

 Scholars Will:  Grammar: Learn basic facts about Persian Music  Logic: Begin creating Persian rug Outcomes

Tombak

Played on the side

Surna

Ud

Rebab

Quanun

Dastgah

Gusheh

Islamic Architecture

Aerial view of the Great Mosque (looking southwest), Isfahan, Iran, eleventh to seventeenth centuries.

Winter prayer hall of the Shahi (Imam) Mosque, Isfahan, Iran,

Islamic Artistry: In your own words “Everything, whether made for common or ceremonial use, is lavishly enlivened with ornament.. Such enrichment is no mere space-saving artifice for masking bare forms, but an essential part of fine craftsmanship, without which a work is incomplete.”

Interior wall elevation showing elaborate polychrome tile.

Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca Glazed mosaic tilework, 11' 3" X 7' 6". Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Golden Age of Islamic Tilework: 16 th and 17 th Centuries ‘Cuerda seca' (Dry Cord) introduced in Umayyad Spain during the 10 th century which uses colored glazes separated by outlines made of a greasy substance which burns away after firing Ottomans introduces polychrome tiles, polychrome panels made of square or rectangular tiles Islamic Tilework

 In India the music was very influenced by Islam, except, instead of dastgahs, Indians used ragas.  Like the Indian raga, certain Persian dastgah are associated with the seasons, time of day, towns and musicians.  Instead of eight notes, the Persian scale is divided into 22 microtones Guided Goats

 What instrument begins this piece?  What Indian drum does this drum sound similar too? Active Listening #4 Mahur

 The notes of the Persian dastgah Mahur correspond to the Western major scale.   In this example the drum is called a zarb. Just the facts Listening #4 Mahur

 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

Luxury Arts MAQSUD OF KASHAN, carpet from the funerary mosque of Shaykh Safi al-Din, Ardabil, Iran, Knotted pile of wool and silk, 34' 6" X 17' 7". Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

 Learn about how to knot and trim properly  Finish attaching your design  Choose your colors  Pick up a pair of scissors  Begin! CFU: Persian Rug: How to knot and beginning your rug.