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This book examines Azerbaijani musical culture of the soviet and post-soviet era with a special focus on mugam . Mugam , bringing together classical poetry with musical improvisation, is examined as a symbol of both continuity and adaptability in response to the social, political and gender dynamics of the Soviet Union.

Music --- Maqām --- Makam --- Muğam --- Mugham --- Nagham --- Melody --- Music theory --- Musical intervals and scales --- Art music --- Art music, Western --- Classical music --- Musical compositions --- Musical works --- Serious music --- Western art music --- Western music (Western countries) --- History and criticism. --- Maqam

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Opera --- Opera --- Empresses --- Women opera producers and directors --- Kings and rulers in opera. --- Women in opera. --- History --- History

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Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name, and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media studies, literature, and cultural

Sirens (Mythology) --- Sex in music. --- Women in music. --- Feminism and music. --- Music and feminism --- Music --- Sexuality in music --- Mythology, Classical --- Mermaids --- 78.29.2 --- Comparative religion