popular music has various functions in social intreactions. this study tries to answer the questions, “what are the roles of popular music in creating and developing social capital?” and through what mechanisms it leads to the generation of social capital?” the research method used in this study was qualitative including grounded theory strategy. the research data were collected through in-dept...

through close scrutiny of the odessa steps sequence in sergei eisenstein's 1924 film, battleship potemkin, this article argues that the rhythmic editing of the film demands accompanying music based on the same rhythmic system. since eisenstein had a musical structure in mind for the editing of this sequence, composers of film music tasked themselves with expressing his rhythmic visual patt...

the focus of this article is on music in ghaznavid (977 – 1186 ad) period. in addition to turkish culture, it was influenced by persian and arabic cultures. the aim of this research is to recognize the music of historical dynasty in middle iranian history (after the dominance of islam until modern times). this government is divided into three historical periods; in every period, the geographica...

Background: Anxiety is one of the emotional conditions among patients scheduled for surgery that can result in increasing postoperative pain, increasing analgesic and anesthetic requirements and prolonged hospital stay. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of listening to music and Holy Quran on patient’s anxiety and vital signs before abdominal surgery Method: it was a blind and three-group clinic...

Ethno-musicology is an academic field encompassing various approaches to the study of music that emphasize its cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dimensions or contexts instead of its isolated ‘sound’ component or any particular repertoire. The term ‘Ethno-musicology’ became common in1950, although the emergence of the field can be traced back to the late nineteenth ce...