Creation for musical work: Iran Rajadham Fables

Abstract

Creation for musical work: Iran Rajadham fables was a qualitative research for which there were 4 purposes that were 1. Study of  Iran Rajadham fables. 2. Creation of musical work: Iran Rajadham fables. 3. Overall analysis pertaining to creation of musical work: Iran Rajadham fables and 4. Creation of knowledge with regard to composition of songs focusing on Thai songs with  a style of Persian language never appearing in Thai songs before.  

          From the research, it was found that 1) Iran Rajadham fables were a Thai literature in the reign of Ayuttaya influenced from 4 Persian literatures which were 1. Kulistan 2. Nakihut Al Mulook 3. Shahnameh and 4. Bustan. These fables included 12 stories about kings’ justice
as well as ideas and objectives in reigning their country and they could also be applied in regular leading of lives. 2) Meanwhile, the songs themselves were automatically composed without such original songs as those Thai songs in Persian styles. There were altogether 12 songs with 11 Thai styles reflecting Iran Rajadham fables from the beginning to the end through the persons in each fables as well as teachings which were main parts in each fable according to musical imagination and experience of the researcher. 3) The overall composition of this creation is in Arabic and Persian accents. 4) Time signatures throughout the songs which were 2/4, 4/4, 8/8, 12/8, 3/4 and 6/8 based on important ideas for creating Persian styles which were 1. Movement of each sound exactly to the next one in order to reflect Persian styles.
2. Playing of melodies to support improvisation. 3. Used of various time signatures in the songs especially  3/4 , 4/4 and 6/8 which were popular in traditional Persian music. 4. Composition of melodies with pauses in order to reflect an aspect of movement of traditional Persian songs.
5. Extension of the last 3 notes to and fro in a swift manner, thus completing the movement back as when firstly started. 6. Use as much as possible experience from listening Persian songs including those sharing traditional cultures of the Middle East of Asia. Also, there should be decoration of melodies to include Persian styles to cope with imagination and experience of the researcher.