Category: Art & Culture

Original Iranian music, also known as Iranian traditional music and Iranian classical music, includes a variety of instruments and different types of melodies. This type of music, which existed before Christianity and has reached our time mostly orally and by heart, is one of the prominent manifestations of Iranian culture.Iranian music has had a wide influence on the music of most parts of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and Greece Radif (a collection of several traditional melodic figures) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on October 2009 as the first independent Iranian intangible heritage. Engravings on the walls of the ancient caves show that Iranians were interested in music from the beginning. Iranian traditional music is a collection of songs and melodies that have been created in this country over the centuries and reflect the morals of Iranians. In other words, the beauty and special shape of Iranian classical music invites the listener to think. On the other hand, the passion and beats of this music are rooted in heroism spirit of Iranians, which makes the listener move and strive. Iranian traditional music through history There are two important and main historical periods through which Iranian classical music has developed. The first period of development of Iranian traditional  music: The musical pieces of prominent Iranian scholars such as Abu-Ali Sina, Farabi, Qotb-Alddin Shirazi, and Abdul-Qahir Maraghehei show that Iranian music was an important subject for scientists until the middle of the 15th century, but after that, due to special social and religious conditions in Iran, little attention was paid to music. This led to the total disappointment of the musicians; hence no significant musical achievement. This situation continued until the end of the Safavid era, when their rule was based on strict religious thinking. Due to