The 7th Symposium of the ICTM, UNESCO
Baku, March-2011
within the framework of theInternational Music Festival
“Space of Mugam”
Baku, March 14-21, 2011
In the previous six meetings of the Study Group “Maqam” of the ICTM (International Council for Traditional Music, UNESCO) fundamental problems of the maqam phenomenon and many historical aspects of corresponding regional music traditions have been described and discussed. The results of these efforts have extended and deepened the knowledge and understanding of the maqam phenomenon considerably. The contributions of the specialists were published in collections: Berlin 1989, Berlin 1992, Tampere 1997, Istanbul - Berlin 2006, Samarkand - Berlin 2008, and Urumqi 2009.
Nevertheless we cannot ignore that the realization of the multifarious personal, local and regional traditions, its history, constructive foundations and mutual relations is not quite reached yet. This is one of the reasons why the 7th Meeting of the Study Group “Maqam” will be focused on the Azerbaijanian mugamat which can refer to a deep-rooted history and crossregional spread.
The general topic of the International Symposium is:
The mugam of Azerbaijan and traditional music of Middle East
The topic is centered on the following items:
- Maqam/mugam system and modal-melodic shapes in the course of history
- Investigation and comparison of maqam and mugam as systems
- Methods of investigating mugam compositions
- Construction and formation of music according to mugam/maqam
- The role of personal style in realizing and developing mugam
The official languages of the meeting are Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
Length of each presentation is no more than 15 minutes (including demonstration of audio-video and visual materials), and discussion – 5-10 minutes.
The main requirements to the text of the article: volume - no more than 7 pages in text editor MS Word; font - Times New Roman, a size 14, through 1.5 intervals, all fields – 2 cm. The links in the texts must be as in the sample:
[Smith 2003: 25]. The list of the used literature must be at the end of the article in alphabetical order without any numeration.
The texts of the presentations will be selected and edited by the orginizing committee.
Program of Symposium
The 15th of March
Museum of History of Azerbaijan
11.00 am Opening ceremony
Speeches:
1. Minister of the Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic – Abulfas Garayev
2. Minister of the Education of Azerbaijan Republic – Misir Mardanov
3. President of National Academy of Scienses of Azerbaijan Republic – Mahmud Kerimov
4. Representative of UNESCO, ICTM – Jean During (France)
5. Head of the Composers Union of Azerbaijan Republic – Franghiz Alizade
14.00 Hall of Composers Union
Chiefs of the section: Prof. F.Alizade &Prof.Dr. J.Elsner
1. Prof. Dr. Safarova Zemfira – Azerbaijan
Mugam–mode systems in S.Urmavi`s and U.Hajibeyli`s scientific works
2. Dr.William Sumits – USA
Suite performance of maqām in the 17th century and its possible ties to the Azeri dastgāh of the 19th century
3. Ass. Prof.Dr.Suraya Agayeva/Ass.Prof.Dr.Shamil Hajiyev – Azerbaijan
On the problems of research the pitch system of Azerbaijani mugams
4. Dr.Ozan Yarman – Turkey
From Bosphorus to Maraga: Theoretical Pursuits & Applications that Strive for the Genuine in Expressing Maqams
5. Prof.Dr. Faik Chelebiyev – Russia
Azerbaijani Dastgah: Are there any significant changes in its structure since the second half of the XIX century till the turn of the XXI century?
Discussion
The 16th of March
10.00 a.m. Hall of Composers Union
Chiefs of the section: Ass.Prof. Dr. T.Dzani-zade & Dr.William Sumits
1. Prof. Dr. Jean During - France
The place of the Azerbaijani Mugham in its Caucasian and Iranian environment
2. Ass.Prof.Dr. Munir Beken – USA/Turkey
Pitch-Form Continuum in Maqam Based Musical Traditions
3. Prof. Dr. Rena Mamedova – Azerbaijan
On comparative analyses of the mode formulas in Azerbaijani and Turkish music
4. Ass. Prof. Dr. Sergey Lebedev – Russia
On the integration of mugam to Russian modern musicology: problems and perspectives
5. Mastrer - Arash Mohafez – Iran
Two appearances of a musical identity in common; The example of tasnif in Azerbaijanian Muqâm and Iranian Dastgâh
6. Master - Ariz Abdulaliyev – Azerbaijan
Mugam Bayatı in the traditional professional music of Middle East
14.00 Hall of Composers Union
Chiefs of the section: Prof.Dr. Zemfira Safarova & Dr.Ozan Yarman
7. Prof. Dr. Jurgen Elsner - Germany
Remarks on structure and formation in recent mugâm
8. Ass.Prof. Boltaev Rustam – Uzbekistan
Some features of Khorezm’s tanbour and dutar makoms (on the materials of the tabulatura notation of XIX century)
9. Prof. Dr.Yasin Muhpul – China/Uyghur autonomous region
Comparative study on Uighur 12 Muqams and Azerbaijani Muqams
10. Representative of the MCT Salih Turhan - Turkey
Turkish equivalents of Azerbaijani rhythmıc/zerbi mugams
11. Prof. Dr.Camila Hasanova
On the problems of modus interrelation in Azerbaijani music
12. Master - Ehsan Khezrlou – Iran
Azerbaijani Mugam intervals: The process of neutral intervals elimination
Discussion
The 17th of March
10.00 a.m. Hall of Composers Union
Chiefs of the section: Prof. Dr. J. Elsner& Ass.Prof.Dr. S.Agayeva
1. Ass.Prof. Dr. Robert Simms - Canada
Foreground Structures and Processes in the Avaz of Mohammad Reza Shajarian
2. Ass. Prof. Dr. Aida Huseynova – USA/Azerbaijan
The Aspects of the Semantics, Melodic Contents and Structure in the Mugham of Alim Qasimov
3. Prof. Dr. Mondher Ayari - Tunis & Dr.Olivier Lartillot - Finland
Analysis of performances and computational modelling of maqam improvisations
4. Master - Imina Alieva - Azerbaijan
Preservation of Azerbaijani modes as cultural heritage and computer technologies
5. Ass.Prof.Dr. Tamila Dzani-zade – Russia
Synchronical and diachronical aspects of the maqām-phenomenon's research
Discussion
14.00_Hall of Composers Union
ROUND TABLE, Acceptance of a Resolution, closing ceremony
Chiefs: Prof. F.Alizade&Ass.Prof.Dr.T. Dzani-zade
Head of symposium -Ass.Prof.Dr. Suraya Agayeva
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