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Also known as Taṣnīf

Tasnif () is one of the several forms of Persian music and can be considered as the Persian equivalent of the ballad.

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Tasnif () is one of the several forms of Persian music and can be considered as the Persian equivalent of the ballad.

It is a composed song in a slow metre. As is true of other forms of musical composition, most tasnifs are of relatively recent origin and by known composers.

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