Research
Currently, our main fields of research are (Ethno)musicology and Music Theory. Below are a few samples. Short versions of some of the papers will be posted soon.
- Poorhaydari, K. “Examination of Neutral Intervals and Parent Scales in Persian Art Music: A Step toward the Standardization of the Musical System”, Music Theory and Analysis (MTA), 9 (1), 28-55, 2022. DOI: 10.11116/MTA.9.1.2.
- Frishkopf, M. “Against ethnomusicology: Language performance and the social impact of ritual performance in Islam". Performing Islam. 2 (1): 11-43, 2013.
- Frishkopf, M. “Music”, in The Islamic World, edited by Andrew Rippin (Routledge "Worlds" series). New York: Routledge, 510-526, 2008.
- Frishkopf, M. "Tarab in the Mystic Sufi Chant of Egypt",. In: Colors of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East, edited by Sherifa Zuhur. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2001.