Song from the Land of Fire: Azerbaijanian Mugam in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• List of Musical Examples
• List of Musical Examples on Compact Disc
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Split Identity: The Historical and Literary Heritage of Azerbaijan
• 2. " Mugham Is Not Music ": The Complex Aesthetics of Islam
• 3. "A Wave of Melodious Sound": The Basics of mugham
• 4. The Sound of Traditional mugham
• 5. The Social History of mugham
• 6. Fathers and Sons, Masters and Disciples
• 7. Symphonic mugham
• 8. Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture
• 9. Conclusion: mugham and Nationhood
• Epilogue: Travel Notes
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index