Avaz, or Awaz (Persian: آواز) is an unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music.

In the years 1965 and 1966, Mahmud Karimi (maestro of Persian vocal music) performed the whole Avazs which were recorded and transcribed by Mohammad-Taghi Massoudieh. This version was published in 1997 in Tehran.

References edit

  • Massoudeih, M. T. (1997). Radīf-i āvāzī-i mūsīqī-i sunnatī-i Īrān. Persian Music Association, Tehran. [ISBN missing].
  • Miller, Lloyd (1999). Music and Song in Persia: the Art of Avaz. London: Curzon Press. ISBN 9780700706648.

External links edit

http://fis-iran.org/en/content/classical-persian-music-archives - Foundation of Iranian Studies Official Site