Week 2 - September 15: Music and society in 20th century Iran and Central Asia

Browse:

1) the entry “Iran” in Grove Music Online, part II (“Classical traditions”), especially chapters 3 (“The modal system”), 4 (“Composed music”), 6 (“Music education and performance”), 7 (“Modern developments”).

2) the entry “Central Asia” in Grove Music Online, chapter 1 (“Traditions”), and “Central Asia: Overview” in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 6: the Middle East, section “The Soviet Era.”