专辑简介

This album is a collection of instrumental pieces for Kamancheh & Alto Kamancheh written and performed by Shervin Mohajer, an artist with a distinguished style in performing these instruments and solid foundation in classical Persian & Western classical music -- attributes that make his music both esthetic and innovative. Kamancheh, or Middle Eastern Spiked Fiddle, is a bowed instrument with a round soundbox covered with skin and 4 strings whose historical ancestry extends back to the 10th century Rubab. Although Kamancheh evolved into Violin in Europe later during the Middle Ages, it maintained its place of honor & choice with many Middle Eastern & Persian musicians. It sounds similar to Violin but with a nasal and soulful sound which is aesthetically divine& blissful.

The pieces presented in the Ancient Bow, have been in the works for sometimes. Some pieces are improvisational, initially performed live in concerts and subsequently arranged for Kamancheh, Alto Kamancheh and percussion; while others are inspirational pieces written by the artist induced by his solitude and his life on the road. The compositions reflect a blending of Persian classical and folkloric melodies with modal harmonization thus giving a Western classical edge to this collection.