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Six centuries, six years / researcher, writer & director Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
( ثش قن ثش سال)

Title	Six centuries, six years / researcher, writer & director Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Title Original	ثش قن ثش سال
Author	Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba, director., Heritage Broadcasting Service.
Publication Place	[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [date of publication not identified] - Heritage Broadcasting Service
Subject	Abdülkadir Merâğı̂, 1360?-1435?., Music--Iran--History and criticism., Musicians--Iran.
Type	Other
Language	eng,fas,ira
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (1 video file (82 minutes)) : sound, color
Library:	Penn Libraries
Record ID	9979377192203681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Notes	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on November 22, 2024). \| Restricted for use by site license. \| digital
Sample Text	This film portrays the endeavors of a group of Iranian master musicians who are trying to locate, restore and record a repertoire of compositions attributed to Abd al-Qadir Maraghi, a prominent composer who lived six centuries ago and greatly influenced Middle Eastern classical music. During their six-year journey, the group finally is able to reassemble a major portion of these works by sifting through manuscripts and other documents deeply buried in the archives of Persian and Turkish musical history. The film follows these musicians as they rediscover and then record forgotten music that deepens the roots of Persian music as far back as six centuries.
Tür	Documentary films., Feature films., Nonfiction films.

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Six centuries, six years / researcher, writer & director Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

( ثش قن ثش سال)

Author Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba, director., Heritage Broadcasting Service.

Publication Place [Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [date of publication not identified] - Heritage Broadcasting Service

Subject Abdülkadir Merâğı̂, 1360?-1435?., Music--Iran--History and criticism., Musicians--Iran.

Type Other

Language eng,fas,ira

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (1 video file (82 minutes)) : sound, color

Library Penn Libraries

Record ID 9979377192203681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Notes Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on November 22, 2024). | Restricted for use by site license. | digital

Sample Text This film portrays the endeavors of a group of Iranian master musicians who are trying to locate, restore and record a repertoire of compositions attributed to Abd al-Qadir Maraghi, a prominent composer who lived six centuries ago and greatly influenced Middle Eastern classical music. During their six-year journey, the group finally is able to reassemble a major portion of these works by sifting through manuscripts and other documents deeply buried in the archives of Persian and Turkish musical history. The film follows these musicians as they rediscover and then record forgotten music that deepens the roots of Persian music as far back as six centuries.

Tür Documentary films., Feature films., Nonfiction films.