The Four Seasons of Hamadan: Examples & Resources

I. Spring: Nowruz & Purim

• Example of Persian mahur
• Example of Persian drone improvisation
• Example of Klezmer drone improvisation
• How to play a krekht

II. Summer: Tigran & Shavuot

• Medium freylikh example
• Fast freylikh example
• Hora example
• Alizadeh’s chaharmezrab in chahargah
• Chaharmezrab examples

III. Autumn: Mehregan & Sukkot

Example of a Jewish Cantor

Cantor M. Lachmanowitz – Owinu Malkeinu (ca. 1918) (Source)

About Avinu Malkeinu

Each line of the prayer begins with the words "Avinu Malkeinu" ["Our Father, Our King"] and is then followed by varying phrases, mostly supplicatory. There is often a slow, chanting, repetitive aspect to the melody to represent the pious pleading within the prayer.

Source: Wikipedia

• Shajarian recording
• Reading of Hafiz Ghazal 1

IV. Winter: Yalda & Hannukah

• Bach Chaconne
• Terkisher
• Tasnif
• Fast klezmer trills
• Kereshmeh