And he went on to score a goal against the United States in a January practice match, a performance which helped him earn a spot on the country's World Cup squad.

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In interpretive style, he tends toward subtlety rather than flamboyance, avoiding the abrupt accents, florid ornaments, and freewheeling tempos that are fashionable in Baroque performance practice.

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Although the main performance practice of Iranian traditional music unfolds through improvisation according to the mood of the performer and in response to the audience, musicians spend years learning to master the radif as the set of musical tools for their performances and compositions.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

This is a guest post written by Daniel Stid, partner in The Bridgespan Group and leads its Performance Measurement Practice.

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