TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Owen AU - Kiaras,Touraj AU - Pāyvar,Farāmarz TI - Touraj Kiaras and Persian classical music: an analytical perspective SN - 9780754663287 : AV - MT120 .W75 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Kiaras, Touraj, KW - Songs, Persian KW - Iran KW - Analysis, appreciation KW - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) N1 - Includes compact disc of Rose without thorns, the recording analyzed in the text (Touraj Kiaras, voice, with instrumentalists). The pre-composed pieces are by Farāmarz Pāyvar; Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-132) and index; Part 1. Touraj Kiaras. Historical context ; Learning ; Career development ; Westernization and tradition ; Exile -- Part 2. Analytical frameworks. Approaches ; Indigenous categories ; Terminology ; Creativity -- Part 3. The present performance. Format ; Analysis : background ; 3a. The pre-composed pieces. Pīshdarāmad ; Moqaddame ; Tarāne ; 3b. The radif section. Darāmad ; Chakāvak ; Leyli o majnun ; Ney-e dāvud ; Bidād ; Forud ; 3c. The pre-composed pieces. Tarāne ; Reng -- Part 4. Epilogue ER -