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Launching
Saeed Kamjoo's latest CD - TAALOON - Saturday, April 26, 7pm
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| Saeed Kamjoo (kamântché), Araz Salek (târ), Ziya Tabassian (percussion) |
Artist's note
The music in this collection was composed in memory of the valley of Taaloon (Tâloun) and the nearby plain which were paved over by the chaos of construction. They no longer exist today, except as memories and names. These peaceful valleys and plains were our haven in the war-filled days of the 80s.
This collection is presented to Ali Akbar Shekârchi who loved and still loves nature and who for years in his small but warm and welcoming home taught me the repertoires and structure of Persian classical music with complete generosity and openness. In the mid 80’s, it was his generous help that brought me the honor of attending the classes of the late Grand Master Ali Asghar Bahâri, where I experienced the uniqueness of his disposition, methodology and magnanimous spirit, as I learned about different repertories and many old melodies.
This music is intended as a personal opportunity for self-expression. Various techniques, musical colors and dynamics, as well as the possibilities afforded by the instrument and the bow are all employed for the benefit of the music.
My connection to the intricate and astonishing patterns of Persian classical music, together with the melodic airs of this music, are the reasons why we cover a variety of rhythms and melodies in the composition of this collection.
The name Mézrâ refers to plain in Taaloon. The music of this piece is reminiscent of the shepherds and their herds. Its medium slow rhythm transforms into a dance pattern which is characteristic of the regional music of the province of Northern Khorasân.
Sepidâr, which is composed on an ancient rhythmic cycle pattern
named Mâhuri. It is a variation of the gushe "Zang-e shotor".
Shakib, is an interpretation of Maqâm Sahari from an air from the province of Kermânshâh. It is played over a background canvas of dammâm drums, whose sound, apparently, is similar to a voiceless scream.
Finally, Kaboodân starts with the zills and the kamânchê. It modulates back to the Râst-Panjgâh mode when the dance–like rhythmic patterns start….
Saeed Kamjoo
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