''Avaz'', or ''Awaz'' (
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: آواز) is an
unmetered vocal section of a mode in
Persian music.
In the years 1965 and 1966, Mahmoud Karimi (maestro of Persian vocal music) performed the whole ''Avaz''s which were recorded and transcribed by Mohammad-Taghi Massoudieh. This version was published in 1997 in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
.
References
*Massoudeih, M. T. (1997). ''Radīf-i āvāzī-i mūsīqī-i sunnatī-i Īrān''. Persian Music Association, Tehran. .
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External links
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http://fis-iran.org/en/content/classical-persian-music-archives - Foundation of Iranian Studies Official Site
Persian music
Vocal music
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