MUSIC SCORES

You will find below the music scores of my own compositions and transcriptions of tasnifs, radif, and international music for santour.

All of the following music scores are protected by Copyright Reza Madani.

For un integral view of my music with the corresponding sound universes, you can use my integral repertoire document which also links you to all my music scores.

Compositions...

Iman biavarim be aghaze fasle sard(1) [Dastgahe Chahargah, Reza Madani]
(1) On a poem by Forough Farrokhzad (Let us believe in the beginning of the cold season - Laissez-nous croire au début de la saison froide).

Sarbaze tanha(1) [Avaze Dashti, Reza Madani]
(1) The lone soldier.

To Mohammad Mossadegh

Sedaye paye aab(1) [Dastgahe Shur, Reza Madani]
(1) On a poem by Sohrab Sepehri (The water's footsteps - Les pas de l'eau).

Boofe koor(1) [Dastgahe Afshari, Reza Madani]
(1) The blind owl - La chouette aveugle.

To Sadegh Hedayat

Baz dar khabam raghsid(1) [Dastgahe Segah, Reza Madani]
(1) "She danced AGAIN in my dream.

Benmy rokh ke bagh o golestanam arezoost...(1) [Dastgahe Mahour, Reza Madani]
(1) On a poem by Mowlana. You can read the poem in Persian on the Poetry page.

Dar khabam raghsid(1) [Avaze Esfahan, Reza Madani]
(1) She danced in my dream.

Chiang Mai Girl(1) [Pentatonic mode, Reza Madani]
(1) Chiang Mai is a town in north of Thailand.

Chiang Mai Boy(1) [Pentatonic mode, Reza Madani]
(1) Chiang Mai is a town in north of Thailand.

Doosh dar halgheye ma gheseye ghisooye to bood...(1) [Harmonic minor, Reza Madani]
(1) On a poem by Hafez.

Hengame sabooh(1) [Dastgahe Mahour, Reza Madani]
(1) On a poem by Omar Khayam.

Hengame sabooh ey saname farrokh pey,
Bar saz tarane o pish avar mey,
kafkand be khak sad hezaran djam o key,
In amadane tir mah o raftane dey.

Gardan(1) [Dastgahe Shur, Reza Madani]
(1) "Whirling" in Persian.

...Tasnif transcriptions

Souratgare naghashe chine(1) [Dastgahe Mahour, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

Souratgare naghashe chine,
Ro sourate yaram bebin,
Ya tark kon souratgari,
Ya sourati barkesh chenin...

Morghe sahar(1) [Dastgahe Mahour, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

Shabe mahtab(1) [Avaze ESfahan, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

Mah gholam(1) [Avaze ESfahan, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

Shadoumad(1) [Dorian, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

Ey Iran(1) [Dastgahe Shur, Reza Madani]
(1) Traditional Persian song (tasnif) transcribed for santour by Reza Madani.

...Radif goosheh transcriptions

Reng-e(1) Hashtari[Dastgahe Shur(2), based on the Radif(3) of Mirza-Abdollah]
(1) "Reng" refers to traditional Persian dance rhythms.
(2) The Persian music is based on a modal system called the "Dastgahs" (Persian word for "mode"). There are 7 principal Dastgahs and 6 secondary modes (called the "Avaz") derived from the Dastgahs. “Shur” is perhaps the most used Dastgah.
(3) In traditional Persian music "Radif" is a collection of some 300 “frameworks” (called "Goosheh"). The Gooshehs serve as a basis for all improvised and composed traditional Persian music. For centuries the Radif was passed on to the next generation without a written documented support. Today two written versions of the Radif exist for the Santour, the Mirza-Abdollah version and the Abolhassan Saba version.

Reng-e Zarb-e-osoul [Dastgahe Shur, based on the Radif of Mirza-Abdollah]

Reng-e Shahrashoub [Dastgahe Shur, based on the Radif of Mirza-Abdollah]

Ghadjar [Dastgahe Shur, based on the Radif of Abolhassan Saba]

Masnavi gabri - Khosro o Shirin [Avaze Abuata, based on the Radif of Abolhassan Saba]

Saghi name - Khavaran - Eragh - Koshte morde [Dastgahe Mahour, based on the Radifs of Abolhassan Saba and Mirza-Abdollah]

More to come soon...