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Product Identifiers
Record LabelCD Baby, Cdb
UPC0783707724621
eBay Product ID (ePID)3046044315
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year2003
GenreWorld Music
ArtistKazem Davoudian
Release TitleAsmar
Dimensions
Item Height0.40 in
Item Weight0.20 lb
Item Length5.58 in
Item Width4.92 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks11
Number of Discs1
TracksTalaash, Faryaad, Kayer, Marsyeh, Shorydeh, Asmar, Varsaghi, Hamaseh, Grand Cinema, Banoo, Tondbaad
NotesKazem Davoudian was born in Mashhad in 1955. He received his B.A in music from the college of Arts at the Tehran University in 1980. During this years as a student he studied Persian music theory and Radeef -Navazi under the supervision of such renowned masters as M.Kiani, M. R. Lotfi, and D. Safvat . His performance skills were enrichedby the notable teachers Esmaeel Tehrani (Santur) and Bahman Rajabi (Tonbak). He also studied Western Classical Music and Composition with Kambiz Roshan-Ravan, specializing in cello. After his graduation, Davoudian performed with various musical ensembles while he served as an instructor of santur to intermediate and advanced students a the Center for Preservation and Advancement of Iranian Music. During the years 1983-89 he dedicated much of his time to composing music.He was commissioned to write a number of works for the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Tehran under of the Iranian National Radio and Television. These include: The Mystery of the Life, Autumn, and Var-Saghi; to name a few. Among his other works are Duets for two Santurs, Tar and Santur, as well as the soundtrack for the film 'Grand Cinema '. Davoudian migrated to the U.S. in 1990. Hw has continued contributing to the growth the development of Traditional Persian Music through performing, composing, teaching, as well as making santurs. Most recently he performed with Maestro M. R. Lotfi in Philadelphia. Prior to that he toured the U.S. and Canada with Maestro H . Alizadeh in the National Instruments Ensemble as well as the Dastan Ensemble in 1991 and 92 respectively. Drawing upon his talent as a cellist and composer of western music and western influences in his most recent composition for Cello and Santur.He has also composed a symphony orchestra piece on a poem by 'Nima Youshij' for Maestro Mohammad-Reza Shajarian. About titles : Talaash (= Endeavor) Talaash is a piece of descriptive music that illustrates the lives of honorable and noble people who - in the turbulent waves of a world of dominant suppression and injustice - endeavor to accomplish their share of being. The introductory movements of this piece of music with sudden, strong strokes, accompanied with it's vigorous, rebellious and ambiguous tone, all and all are indicative of an imminent event: as the music reaches it's climax, groups of cheerful, light-hearted and enthusiastic people gather from every corner - symbolically showing their unity and solidarity. Then a joyful, familiar part is played, and men and women, children and youngsters begin dancing and rejoicing with it. In the meantime, a horn is heard from a distance, which announces the imminence of oppression and injustice. At this time, the music has a tragic, epical, and sad tone. Dancers scatter win terror, fear, panic, and grief. Powerful, interrupted strokes follow shortly to accompany people's struggle against oppression. The next piece of music signifies the people's longing while they reunite with solidarity and determination to eradicate oppression and injustice. They gather again from all corners, and a fist is raised to demonstrate hatred towards injustice. People swipe out the dominating darkness and impurity, and bring back the light of justice and peace. Talaash was performed and recorded by Tehran Symphonic Orchestra in 1987. Sound recording by Mr. Goshtasb Ariana, renowned Iranian sound recorder. Kayer (=collaboration) Kayer is an arrangement of a Mazandarani folkloric song. In Mazandarani dialect, Kayer means collaboration and co-working, and this piece illustrates a field scene where men and women sing while they are weeding the sown field together. When a group of people in a village goes for weeding, others give them a helping hand for work. They do the work with all unity, friendship and joy while singing folkloric songs in choir. Kayer was composed for string instruments, flute, oboe as well as Dohol and Santur. It was arranged for I.R.I.B. Choral Symph
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