Publications: Selected Writings & Papers, presented or published
List of papers & presentation: “Varieties of ‘Mojannab’ in musical intervals of Persian Dastgah music: A pilot study of Mojannab pitch-classes performed in different melody excerpts in Afshari”, presented at the International Conference of Music of Persian-Speaking Countries and Regions, Haale (Saale), Germany 2023 (https://blogs.urz.uni-halle.de/mpscconference/).
“Flexibility versus Diversity in Interval-Sizes: The unanswered question of Mojannab Intervals in Persian Dastgah Music”, presented at the 23rd Annual Congress of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH), Freiburg, Germany 2023 (https://www.conftool.org/gmth2023/sessions.php).
“A Phonetic study of metrics and rhythm in Persian folk poetry”, with Maedeh Mirtalayi, in: The Persian Metrics: A Historical Study-3; the proceedings of the 3rd congress on Metrics in Persian and Iranian Poetry, pp 105-123, Niloofar publications, Teharn 2019 (first presented at the 3rd congress of Metrics in Persian and Iranian Poetry, Tehran, 2016.)
“A Study in Organology; Structure of Oud (Barbat) in Sassanid, Ilkani-Timurid and Safavid era, Iran”, with Maryam Dolatifard, in Honar-ha-ye-Ziba: Honar-ha-ye-Namayeshi-va-Musiqi (Journal of Fine Arts) no. 3-23, Autumn 2018, pp 77-85, University of Tehran Publications (https://jfadram.ut.ac.ir/article_67254.html).
“Dastgah System in Persian Music Theory vs. Old Metrics in Persian Poetry”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 6, Autumn 2017.
“Barbad, the Sassanid court musician: a profile”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 4&5, Winter&Spring 2017.
“Ear Training: an interview with Dr. Khausrow Maulana”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 4&5, Winter&Spring 2017.
“Fundamentals, Theories or Music theory? What are we in pursuit of for Persian Music?”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 3, Fall 2017.
“Authentic or Spurious? Artist and his/her work”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 2, Summer 2016.
“Music and Skills”, in: Zangar Music Quarterly, no. 1, Spring 2016.
“The Role of Feet in Persian Poetry Rhythm: a musical attitude towards the function of feet as group-markers”, in: The Persian Metrics: A Historical Study-2; the proceedings of the 2nd congress on Metrics in Persian and Iranian Poetry, pp 343-355, Tehran-2013, Hermes publications, 2015.
“Visual Representation of Syllable Weight and Duration; a tool for comparative analyses of rhythm in Persian poetry and music”, in: The Persian Metrics: A Historical Study-1; the proceedings of the 1st congress on Metrics in Persian and Iranian Poetry, pp 259-288, Tehran-2010, Persian Academy publications, 2011.
“A New Look at Metrics in Persian Folk Poetry”, with Dr. Omid Tabibzadeh, in: A tribute to Abolhassan Najafi (Jashn-name-ye Abolhassan Najafi), by Omid Tabibzadeh, Tehran, Niloofar Publications, 2011.
“Musical System and Intervals in the Systematist School of Maraqi: performance today”, in: Showqnameh booklet with the 3-CD music album Showqname: revived collection of compositions attributed to Maraqi (the renowned musician and theoretician of 16th century), Tehran, Avaye Barbad, 2011.
“Manifestation of Persian Language in the Structure of Persian Dastgah Music”, presented at the Institute of BookCity, Tehran, December 2010.
“The Music of Phonemes in Hafez’s Poetry”, presented at the Congress on ‘Music in Hafez’s Poetry’, Institute of BookCity, Tehran, September 2010. “Timing of Vowels in Speech: a new approach to rhythm in language with musical attitude”, presented at: Linguistics’ Summer-School lectures in Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, July 2010.
“Rhythm as Pattern and the Study of Free Rhythm: the case study of Persian classical music”, presented at the 1st international conference of Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM), UMass, USA, February 2010.
“A Phonetic Study of Rhythm in the Feet of Persian Words; Prose and Poetry”, in: Journal of Researches in Linguistics (a biannual Journal), no. 1, Autumn&Winter 2009-2010, pp 101-121, University of Isfahan Publications (https://jrl.ui.ac.ir/article_17192.html?lang=en).
“Studies of Rhythm in Classical Music of Iran: review and questions”, in: Honar-ha-ye-Ziba: Honar-ha-ye-Namayeshi-va-Musiqi (Journal of Fine Arts) no. 38, Autumn 2009, pp 87-94, University of Tehran Publications.
“Mythical Elements in Assurik Tree, the Pahlavi Poem”, with Dr. Abolghasem Dadvar, in: Honar-ha-ye-Ziba (Journal of Fine Arts) no. 32, Winter 2008, pp 109-118, University of Tehran Publications.
“Rhythmic Quantitative Indices for Persian Language: a comparative study with English and French”, in: The proceedings of the 7th Iranian Conference on Linguistics, pp 378-403, Tehran, Allameh University publications, 2007.
“Precision in Persian Miniature Paintings for Musicological Studies: a close look at details of instruments and players in some paintings of Safavid era”, presented at the International Conference of School of Isfahan, Isfahan, 2007.
“Referential Indexing of Pictorial Sources containing Musical Instruments”, with Dr. Khosro Moulana, in: Honar-ha-ye-Ziba (Journal of Fine Arts) no. 13, Spring 2003, pp 118-130, University of Tehran Publications.
“Combination of Contrasts: a review on Hossein Alizadeh’s solos and improvisations”, in: Farhang-o-Ahang (Culture and Music magazine), no. 17, pp 28-31, 2007.
“Music: the Enigma of Cognition”, in: Farhang-o-Ahang (Culture-and-Music magazine), no. 16, pp 48-52, 2007.