History of music in Iran The history of Iranian music , which has always been associated with Iranian art and taste , can be divided into pre - Islamic and post - Islamic parts . We continue the post - Islamic case to contemporary music , but in the pre - Islamic case we have to make some divisions : the pre - Median period . Article . Persians and Achaemenids . Parthians and Parthians . Sassanids . Before the Medes This period , which is from the eighth century BC to the present , has many evidences , including stones and engraved surfaces of books and manuscripts . The most important work found about the music of this period is " Mehr Chaghamish ", which belongs to BC . To study this period , one must examine the effects of civilizations such as Babylon , Assyria , and Elam , of which , unfortunately , not much remains . But the little evidence found also confirms the existence of music in this period . So that the construction of dulcimer and tambourine instruments have been attributed to this period . The Median period The Medes - originally Aryans - established a state in ancient Iran . The most important music of DoraIt has been Gat ' s musical melodies . Achaemenid period ( to BC ) Along with the Ghat tunes , another type of music called martial music as well as ballad music was composed during this period . The drums of this period led the warriors to the battlefields with motivation and the tambourines and reeds warmly welcomed them in the victory celebration . Parthian period ( BC to AD ) This period was accompanied by Alexander ' s invasion of Iran ( it is noteworthy that some historians attribute the existence of Alexander and his battle with IranThey know the biggest lie in history and believe that there was no one with this name and this nationality and that Alexander was merely an Iranian warrior and one of the internal opponents of the Achaemenids . Author ) imported new music to Iran . The arrival of music did not mean that music was imported to Iran from another country , but during this period , music became free and popular and escaped from the shackles of the government and the door . During this period , people such as : sections in Khorasan or Gosans appeared in all regions . Sassanid period ( - AD ) In this period byeHe referred to the emergence of the " Barbads " in Ctesiphon ( the Sassanid capital ) This period was associated with the emergence of Haft Khosravi , who must be boldly said to have been the source of Iranian music today . Before the device course : This was the period when Muslims accepted the invitation to Islam ( according to some historians : neither the Arab invasion was considered an invitation nor the compulsion of Muslims to accept the invitation . Author ) and the gates of Iran The ideals of Islam were open to themselves . The advent of Islam from any point of view in our country has causedSomething happened . We do not deal with good or bad , which is out of the question , but it must be admitted that it has had a great impact on both our culture and our lives . Our music , of course , was no exception . Our music became a little more religious during this period . Iranians - who in all periods had shown their intelligence and ingenuity in preserving Iranian ideals - led this type of religious music to Iranian mysticism . In the meantime , we should mention the reed playing of Maulana Jalal Aref , the name of this region , which was the best kind of religious music . د At some point in time , most parts of Iran introduced themselves as a region with music and interest . This event occurred about a hundred years after a similar type in Japan . One hundred years ago , Japanese music escaped the clutches of monks , gods , and courtiers before the Iranians and reached the general public . Writer and maqami music was formed in Iran . Due to the domination of Iran in the time of the Arabs , today we find the countries of Saudi Arabia and Iraq , which have maqam music , but it should be noted that the first type of this music belonged to the Iranians . Due to the diversity of Iranians and the fact that Iranians have always wanted superiority over other ethnic groups , instrumental music was formed in Iran several centuries after the emergence of maqam music . Device course This period is the peak of music promotion in Iran . It dates back to several centuries after Islam and is still considered a historical gift among Iranians . Yes not kept as an object - like heritage . But as a culture that today is called Fahi culture . A culture in which man reaches the peak of humanity . Music learns love lessons and strengthens its moral system . Source : ( این وبسایت : www . instgram . com / hojjat )