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Graduate Studies

Tarnavazan

Abstract

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Tarnavazan is a four-movement piece that is shaped through a hybrid approach, blending Persian classical music and Western contemporary classical music. The Persian material is derived from the dastgāh Shur and dastgāh Nava (two Persian modes), while the Western material is based on a mode called the Partials mode, which is derived from the harmonic spectrum of the note D4 on the Tār (a traditional Persian instrument). The tempos of the first two movements are moderate—neither particularly fast nor slow—while the third and fourth movements are slower. The thesis contains an introductory essay explaining the composer’s approach to these materials as well as the performance score.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Music (MMus)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Music
Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Graduate Studies
Year dc:date.issued
2025

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Ghavidel Aghdam, Ata
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Bell, Allan Gordon
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Migotti, Mark
  • Radford, Laurie

Subjects

dc:subject × 6

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:1880/121336

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2026-07-24
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citation

Ghavidel Aghdam, Ata. Tarnavazan. Graduate Studies, 2025. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/121336