Overview
The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical music of Iran that forms the essence of Persian musical culture. More than 250 melodic units, called ''gushe,'' are arranged into cycles, with an underlying modal layer providing the backdrop against which a variety of melodic motifs are set. Although the main performance practice of Iranian traditional music unfolds through improvisation according to the mood of the performer and in response to the audience, musicians spend years learning to master the radif as the set of musical tools for their performances and compositions. The radif may be vocal or instrumental, performed on a variety of instruments with different performance techniques including the long- necked lutes ''tār'' and ''setār,'' as well as the ''santur'' hammered zither, ''kamānche'' spike fiddle and ''ney'' reed pipe. Passed from master to...
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Community and Authority
- Communities
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Languages
- Not specified in UNESCO dataset
- Cultural territories
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
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The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical music of Iran that forms the essence of Persian musical culture. More than 250 melodic units, called ''gushe,'' are arranged into cycles, with an underlying modal layer providing the backdrop against which a variety of melodic motifs are set. Although the main...
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