Before introducing Iranian traditional music, we must consider some facts. The music of any country is like a mirror in which one can see the social status, change and decline of that society. Fine arts reflect the feelings and morals of peoples and nations, and since nations have different preferences, their arts are also different.
Original Iranian music, also known as Iranian traditional music and Iranian classical music, includes instrument (system), melody (song) and song. This type of music, which existed before Christianity and has reached our time mostly in the form of heart to heart, is one of the prominent manifestations of Iranian culture. The most pleasant and comfortable parts of it remain to this day.
Iranian music influenced the music of most parts of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey and Greece. In addition, each of them played a role in shaping the music. Barbad, Nakisa and Ramtin were the most famous Iranian musicians in ancient Iran.
Radif (which means order and is a collection of several traditional melodic examples) was registered in October 2009 as the first independent Iranian heritage in the UNESCO Intangible World Heritage List.
The engravings on the walls of ancient caves show that the Iranians were interested in music from the very beginning. Iranian traditional music, as mentioned in the books, has influenced world music. The basis of modern European music is based on the principles and rules of Mohammad Farabi, an Iranian scientist and musician.
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 special beauty and form of Iranian music invites the listener to think and achieve an immaterial world. On the other hand, the passion and beats of this music are rooted in the ancient and epic spirit of Iranians, which makes the listener move and strive.
Iranian traditional music consists of twelve maqams, among which seven maqams are more independent than other maqams and are called instruments. There are five other affiliates that are part of the device and are called the song. In addition to seven instruments and five songs, 228 other corners are models for musicians and singers.
Iranian folk songs
The most valuable sources of music in any country are the music, melodies and songs that are performed by local people in different parts of the country, especially in remote villages. Since this type of music has less influence on the thoughts of urban people, it is more natural and closer to the original and old Iranian music. Songs, in fact, set the standard for a country’s intellectual system, culture and civilization.
Since there are different ethnic groups and cultures in Iran, this type of music has different types of speech and melodic examples. For example, the folk music of Azerbaijan, Gilan, Khorasan, Bakhtiari, Kurdistan, Shiraz and Baluchistan are very different not only in melody but also in dialect. Iranian folk songs are full of some prominent figures of Iranian music
Iranian musicians are the identity of Iranian traditional music. Below we will mention some of the prominent Iranian musicians:
darvishkhan
He was a setar player and also a pioneer in the art of composing. He popularized music among the people.
vaziri
He was also a string player who started the modernist movement in Iranian music. He established a music high school and took charge of music affairs in Iran for a long time.
Seyed Jalal Taj Isfahani
He was the greatest singer of Isfahan school.
samay
He was the greatest santorin player in the last century.
A.B Saba
He was the greatest musician of Sattar in contemporary times and the best student of Sattar Darvish Khan’s school.
Qamar al-Muluk Waziri
She was the greatest Iranian female singer of the last century. His works are masterpieces of Iranian music.
Ruhollah Khaleqi
He was a composer, musician, musician, violinist, conductor and author of music books.
Hossein Tehrani
He is the greatest tonbak player in the contemporary era. He held the first Tonbak concert in Iran.
banan
He was one of the most popular singers of his time. He was a student of Ruhollah Khaleqi and Ali Naghi Vaziri.
Javad marofi
He was the first pianist to combine Western music techniques with Iranian music. He was a student of Ali Naghi Vaziri. Anoushirvan Rouhani is one of his students.
Mohammad Reza Shajarian
She is one of the leading Iranian singers who won the Picasso Prize for her work. He is known as “the greatest living master of Iranian classical music.”
Shahram Nazeri
He won the Best Moroccan Mystical Music Award in 1998. In October 2007, he was awarded the Legion of Two Lights by France.
Parviz Meshkatian, Hossein Alizadeh, Ghorban Soleimani and Alireza Soleimani are other famous traditional Iranian musicians.
In the end, it must be admitted that Iranian traditional music owes its development and position to the people mentioned above, as well as to many other people who played an important role in keeping this art alive among Iranians.