تصنیف
A tasnif is a composed Persian song with set lyrics and a fixed melody, the form Aref Qazvini and Sheida modernized into political and lyrical art.
Glossary
آواز
Avaz is classical Persian vocal improvisation, the unmetered, freely-flowing singing of poetry that defines the high-art tradition Shajarian mastered.
ردیف
The radif is the entire repertoire system of Persian classical music, a UNESCO-listed canon of roughly 250 melodic motifs every serious musician must memorize.
گوشه
A gushe is a single melodic motif inside a Persian dastgah, the smallest unit of the classical repertoire, with hundreds catalogued across the radif.
دستگاه چهارگاه
Dastgah-e Chahargah is the dramatic, ceremonial mode of Persian classical music, used for epic poetry and the grandest concert openings.
دستگاه نوا
Dastgah-e Nava is the rarest of the seven Persian classical modes, an advanced contemplative scale that signals real depth of training in any musician.
دستگاه سهگاه
Dastgah-e Segah is the somber, theoretically rich Persian classical mode named for its three central positions, beloved by tar masters like Jalil Shahnaz.
دستگاه ماهور
Dastgah-e Mahur is the bright, major-key counterpart to Shur in Persian classical music, the mode of weddings, festivals, and joyful patriotism.
دستگاه شور
Dastgah-e Shur is the most widely used mode in Persian classical music, the dark, plaintive scale behind almost every famous Iranian lament.
کاور
cover means cover image in Persian, the loanword for book covers, Spotify art, video thumbnails, and profile banners.