Dastgah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dastgah is a noun meaning One of the basic melody types in traditional Persian music, each consisting of seven base notes and seven further variable notes used for ornamentation and modulation.
Meaning
One of the basic melody types in traditional Persian music, each consisting of seven base notes and seven further variable notes used for ornamentation and modulation.
Example Sentences
Amir ElSaffar, an Iraqi-American trumpeter, collaborates here with Hafez Modirzadeh, an Iranian-American saxophonist, playing an improvised music that incorporates traditional elements of Iraqi maqam and Persian dastgah.
Word Forms
- dastgahs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maqam, avaz, santur, setar, tahrir, shurangiz.
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