The traditions and customs of the Bakhtiari are reflected in the names of their magham. Бахтиярская музыка — один из обширных разделов мугамной музыки Персииدر فرهنگ موسیقی بختیاری در اکثر موارد واژۀ مقام بعنوان پیشوند یا پسوند اسم و یا گونه ای از نغمات استفاده گردیده است و نه بعنوان مفهوم مقام

The traditions and customs of the Bakhtiari are reflected in the names of their magham.

The traditions and customs of the Bakhtiari are reflected in the names of their magham. In the musical terminology of the Bakhtiari people, ‘magham’ usually means 'tune', since for them the word magham implies an established musical text, which might...
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