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First Islamic Music Biennial postponed
(MNA) -- The first Islamic Music Biennial which was to be held in March 2008 is to be postponed until the following autumn. The secretary of the biennial, Iraj Naeemaee announced that several countries have submitted works to the secretariat of the biennial and the jury members are in the process of selecting compositions for the gala. He mentioned that Iranian traditional music is particularly suited to Islamic musical expression and that many of the pieces submitted by other countries incorporate its characteristics, for instance, some of the compositions submitted by Egypt, China and Japan contain music based on Persian Dastgahs.Naeemaee added that the biennial facilitates the exchange of musical artworks and the discovery of cultural commonalities between Islamic countries. The jury comprises several members of the Iranian Academy of Arts and junior musicians. Posted by: Fred 2007-08-06 |
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