| Place of Publication | Farnham, England : |
| Publisher's Name | Ashgate, |
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Extent | xiv, 242p. |
| Accompanying Materials | + 1 CD (11 tracks) |
| Other Details | 2 appendices, bibliography, 72 figures, footnotes, indexed, tables. 11 tracks on accompanying CD |
| Series Statement Title | SOAS Musicology Series |
| Item Descriptor | Examining the ways in which ideas about tradition, authenticity, innovation and modernity in Iranian classical music form part of a wider social discourse on creativity and in particular how they inform debates regarding national and cultural identity |
| Formatted Content Note | Sections include - Approaching the study of musical creativity - musicologies, discourses and others; Discourses of creativity in Iranian classical music; Disciplining creativity - the 'Radif' of Iranian classical music; Creative performance in Iranian classical music; and Postlude - 'Roots in the past and a view towards the future' - contemporary developments in Iranian classical music performance |
| Level Content-Audience | Undergraduate |
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| Subject Entry | Music - Iran
Music - History and criticism
Classical music - History and criticism
Iranian music -History and criticism |
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