{ persia part 2. tombak: a hand drum surna: an oboe ud: a lute rebab : a stringed...
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{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,
1611-1638.
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 polychrom
e tile.
Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca.
1354. Glazed mosaic tilework, 11' 3" X 7' 6".
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Golden Age of Islamic Tilework: 16th and 17th
Centuries
‘Cuerda seca' (Dry Cord) introduced in Umayyad Spain during the 10th
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 #4Mahur
The notes of the Persian dastgah Mahur correspond to the Western major scale.
In this example the drum is called a zarb.
Just the factsListening #4Mahur
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, 1540. 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.