Persian Music Creatively: Learn through the work of Abolhasan Saba

'Persian Music Creatively: learning through the work of Saba'
an online three-session workshop
with Negar Bouban on Music Boat
(musicboat.org/)
1,4,8 of March 2021
In this course we will explore the Persian/Iranian tradition through the legacy of one of the most creative Iranian musicians ever, Abolhassan Saba (d. 1957).
Saba is an inspiring figure for many reasons beyond his study of the Dastgah with the iconic Mirza Abdollah. He was a multi-instrumentalist on a very high level (kamancheh, ney, santour, tombak, setar, tar, and violin); he used customized European notation for Persian music; he composed, and encouraged his pupils to compose (also playing their compositions himself); he developed a personalized approach to teaching, composing didactic pieces for his pupils; he added ‘Gusheh-s’ to Radif and he published at least two versions of Radif (one tailored for santur, the other for violin).
To join us for the course, check Music Boat here:
musicboat.org/...
The audio excerpts used in this video are all taken from Saba's recordings and interviews. You can have a listen to each of them in full, through the following links:
Saba's Setar solo in Nava:
• Nava
Saba's Violin Solo in Dashti (Deylaman):
• Deylaman
Saba talking on a Radio interview:
• مصاحبه فیروزه امیر معز...
an Orchestral recording of Saba's Karevan:
/ banan-golhaye-rangaran...
a Duet for Santour and Violin, by Faramarz Payvar, with Saba on the violin, plus his voice introducing the piece:
www.aparat.com...