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