When Persian Traditional Music meets Western Violin Tradition

dc.contributor.advisorLoewen, Peteren_US
dc.creatorGhavi Helm, Kamien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T19:39:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-08-09T19:39:47Zen_US
dc.date.created2023-05en_US
dc.date.issued2023-04-21en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2023en_US
dc.date.updated2023-08-09T19:39:47Zen_US
dc.description.abstractWhile many cultures around the globe have a musical heritage that is both rich and unique, educational systems in the Western World rarely provide students with the tools needed to understand them, let alone perform them. In an attempt to remedy this problem, I shed light on the oral tradition of Persian Music and its Dastgâh modal system. The tuning, intervals, and performance practice found in this repertoire are unlike anything found in Western Art Music, which makes Persian traditional music seem foreign and inaccessible. With this study, my goal is to make Persian traditional music more accessible to Western violinists, by creating compositions that blend elements from Persian and Western music. This study begins with an ethnomusicological examination of the origins and evolution of the modern Dastgâh, including its forms of monophony, improvised melodic formulas and tetrachords, Pythagorean tuning, and microtonal features. Then follows a detailed study of performance practices among Persian masters on traditional instruments, noting their doubling and ornamentations, and more meditative style when compared to Western Art Music. To discover the methods of ornamentation and improvisation in the Dastgâh system, the thesis includes my analysis of two interpretations of the same mode. There follows a composition of my own making based on the Dastgâh-e Chahârgâh, informed by the elements I discovered in my study, alongside preparatory exercises designed to help the performer play the piece convincingly.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationGhavi Helm, Kami. "When Persian Traditional Music meets Western Violin Tradition." (2023) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/115203">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/115203</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115203en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPersianen_US
dc.subjecttraditionalen_US
dc.subjectmusicen_US
dc.subjectviolinen_US
dc.subjectIranen_US
dc.subjectDastgahen_US
dc.titleWhen Persian Traditional Music meets Western Violin Traditionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusicen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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