Ethno-musicologie

Very Good English Original decorative cloth bdg. Faded on cloth, chipped right corner. A good copy. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). Edition in English. 150, [2] p., 1 b/w portrait of Hajibeyov, musical scores. Printed to 1000 copies. Uzeyir bey Abdul Huseyn oglu Hajibeyov was a Soviet composer conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure of Azerbaijani origin. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani composed classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (which was re-adopted after Azerbaijan regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991). He also composed the anthem used by Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. He was the first composer of an opera in the Islamic world. This book is a scientific and theoretical research work on the principles of Azerbaijan folk music and a practical guide to composing music in Azerbaijan modes in folk style. Contents: Editor's foreword.; Preface.; Intro.; Historical info.; Main principles: Sound system.; ways of combining tetrachords.; Principles of formation of the scales of Azerbaijan modes.; Principles of formation of Azerbaijan modes.; Principles of composing music in Azerbaijan modes in folk style: The structure of perfect quarts.; The structure of perfect quints.; The structure of perfect sixths.; The structure of major sixths.; Auxiliary modes: Rythmical pecularities of Azerbaijan music.; Permissible chromatic moves.; Melodic embellishments (melisms).; Supplement.; List of popular Azerbaijan musical terms. First Edition in Russian, Baku, 1945: 'Osnovi Azerbaidjanskoi narodnoi muziki'. OCLC: 463948999 / 989388656 / 1015084645.