illumination movements. In old times the city had a body
for supporting poets and writers, making periodical meetings. Within its long
history it was a residence for many well-known Iranian writers and poets. The
list can start from the old time
Rumi,
Qatran,
Khaqani
to recent years
SamadBehrangi,Gholam-HosseinSa'edi,
ParvinE'tesami. The prominent
Iranian Azeri
poet
Mohammad-HosseinShahriar
was born in Tabriz. The culture,
social values, language and the music is a mixture of what exists in rest of
Iran.
Music
The
professional music of Azeri people are divided into two "distinct
types", the music of "ashyg" and the "mugam". Mugam
"is not common" among Iranian Azeris, who "prefer the School
of Tabriz".
