A typical Persian musician learns the radif of his teacher (Ostad), who is noted as a virtuosic performer or professor. Radif in Farsi means "order" and is a collection of many melodic figures that have been preserved and passed down through oral traditions.
A typical Persian musician learns the radif of his teacher (Ostad), who is noted as a virtuosic performer or professor. Radif in Farsi means "order" and is a collection of many melodic figur…