Essay Persian instruments: a short guide Seven instruments give Persian music its sound: three plucked or struck strings, a bowed fiddle, a reed flute and two drums. 14 November 2026
Essay Radif and dastgah: how Persian classical music is organised Persian classical music is learned by ear from a teacher, built from a large body of melodies and shaped afresh by every performer. A short guide to the system and its words. 14 November 2026