Mehdi Rezania
Mehdi Rezania, born in Abadeh, Iran, is a composer, santur player, and researcher. He started music at age 13 and studied the advanced method of santur playing under Ardavan Kamkar in Tehran. He co-founded Baarbad music in Toronto with Toloe Roushenas and has performed numerously with many local and international musicians, including Salar Aghili, Keivan Saket, Hossein Behroozinia, and Sinfonia Toronto. The Society of Ethnomusicology awarded him the biannual Robert Stenson Award for his composition, and he has received grants from the art councils of Toronto, Edmonton, Ontario, Alberta, and Canada for his musical endeavours. He has released five music albums. He has been a music advisor to Iranian Heritage Day at the Royal Ontario Museum and an artistic advisor to the Tirgan Festival in Toronto. He has published three solo albums and two collaborative albums. Rezania has organized multiple cultural events, including the 14 Majles (music & poetry) series in Edmonton, presenting a diverse range of music and poetry from various cultures. Rezania is the winner of the Robert Stevenson Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology (2023) and the winner of the Edmonton Artist Trust Fund in 2023.
He has a BFA and MA in music composition from York University and an MA in ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta. He has presented his research at international and national conferences, including the Society for Ethnomusicology, the International Council for Traditional Music, the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, the Middle Eastern Studies Association, the Canadian Society for Traditional Music, and Analytical Approaches to World Music. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta, supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. His interest is in the contemporary classical music of Iran, both inside and outside the country, and the impact of politics, migration, and globalization on its theory, performance, composition, and dissemination.
Supervisors: Michael Coghlan and Michael Frishkopf
He has a BFA and MA in music composition from York University and an MA in ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta. He has presented his research at international and national conferences, including the Society for Ethnomusicology, the International Council for Traditional Music, the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, the Middle Eastern Studies Association, the Canadian Society for Traditional Music, and Analytical Approaches to World Music. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta, supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. His interest is in the contemporary classical music of Iran, both inside and outside the country, and the impact of politics, migration, and globalization on its theory, performance, composition, and dissemination.
Supervisors: Michael Coghlan and Michael Frishkopf
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Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta
ECMC Chair in Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta
Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Interviews with
Rob Simms
Majid Derakhshani
Performace:
Mehdi Rezania, santur
Abtin Ghaffari, tombak
Conference Presentations by Mehdi Rezania
یکی از تاثیرگذارترین آثار نظریه‌ی (تئوری) موسیقی ایرانی بوده است. این مقاله به اختصار به فعالیت‌های
هرمز فرهت می‌پردازد و سپس نظریه موسیقی او را نقد و تحلیل می‌کند.
تاریخ موسیقی را بیشتر از منظر دوگانههای «بحران/احیا» یا «اصالت/بیریشهگی» یا «سنت/مدرنیته» بررسی و طبقه بندی کنند. این مقاله سعی می‌کند موسیقی کلاسیک/هنری ایرانی صد سال گذشته را از منظر ادامه و گسترش خلاقیت بررسی کند و نشان دهد چه اندازه این ژانر موسیقی در زمینههای اجرایی، تولید، سازسازی، و موسیقیشناسی گسترش یافته است
Teaching Documents by Mehdi Rezania
گوشه را شاید بتوان کاملترین-کوچکترین جز موسیقی کلاسیک ایران دانست. به نظر می آید مفهوم و ساختار گوشه از مهمترین عواملی است که موسیقی ایرانی را از موسیقی های عربی و ترکی متفاوت می کند. این مقاله ساختار و اهمیت گوشه را از زاویه های گوناگون نشان می دهد
Talks by Mehdi Rezania
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta
ECMC Chair in Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta
Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Interviews with
Rob Simms
Majid Derakhshani
Performace:
Mehdi Rezania, santur
Abtin Ghaffari, tombak
یکی از تاثیرگذارترین آثار نظریه‌ی (تئوری) موسیقی ایرانی بوده است. این مقاله به اختصار به فعالیت‌های
هرمز فرهت می‌پردازد و سپس نظریه موسیقی او را نقد و تحلیل می‌کند.
تاریخ موسیقی را بیشتر از منظر دوگانههای «بحران/احیا» یا «اصالت/بیریشهگی» یا «سنت/مدرنیته» بررسی و طبقه بندی کنند. این مقاله سعی می‌کند موسیقی کلاسیک/هنری ایرانی صد سال گذشته را از منظر ادامه و گسترش خلاقیت بررسی کند و نشان دهد چه اندازه این ژانر موسیقی در زمینههای اجرایی، تولید، سازسازی، و موسیقیشناسی گسترش یافته است
گوشه را شاید بتوان کاملترین-کوچکترین جز موسیقی کلاسیک ایران دانست. به نظر می آید مفهوم و ساختار گوشه از مهمترین عواملی است که موسیقی ایرانی را از موسیقی های عربی و ترکی متفاوت می کند. این مقاله ساختار و اهمیت گوشه را از زاویه های گوناگون نشان می دهد
Persian Classical Music has flourished and evolved in the past hundred years. Unique and endemic to Iran, it is a high art form that has become a central aspect of Iranian national identity. In the Pahlavi era it was promoted through radio and television broadcasting as an important cultural element in nation building. Initially banned after the Islamic Revolution, it is now widely enjoyed throughout the country. It is mainly cultivated in urban centers, though Iran’s various regions have contributed to its development. While deeply rooted in tradition, Persian classical music is also dynamic and reflects innovative contributions of different schools of thought. This article seeks to elucidate some of the main musical activities and creations of Persian classical music and identify some of the individuals who developed it.