An important contribution not only to ethnomusicology, but to the discipline of history and the field of nationalist studies."-James L. Revisionist in the best sense of the word, this book is a case study of how the present creates the past it needs. "Lucas turns the standard history of Persian music on its head, proving it is not a story of the survival of an ancient tradition, but rather the story of the invention of tradition. Lucas’s research and analysis offer a new basis for understanding the significance of Persian music history in relation to the larger contexts that define Persian history."-Mohsen Mohammadi, Lecturer in Ethnomusicology, University of California, Los Angeles
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" Music of a Thousand Years presents an innovative narrative of Persian music history and also provides important new perspectives on how to analyze the meaning of music and culture in historical perspective.
I found answers to many questions I had been pondering for years-not only about technical aspects of the twelve maqam and radif systems, but also about broader historical patterns of change in the music traditions of Iran and the Persianate world.”-Kamran Scot Aghaie, Associate Professor of Iranian History, University of Texas system of traditional Persian art music has been long treated as the product of an ever-evolving, ancient Persian culture. The book is very well written and highly original in its approach and is a major contribution to the field.
Lucas very effectively combines historical analysis, ethnomusicology, and musicology to provide a broad, holistic explanation for complex, nuanced processes of change.
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