The name of many songs or sections are the same as form of poems which shows the importance of poetry in this music. The vocal section is consist of classical poetry of Azerbaijan and also Sufi poetry. It is a vocal-instrumental music which needs a high level of training. Mugham music, the same as it's brother in Iran, is in fact the development of folk music in Urban culture of Azerbaijan. They have their own similarity and difference.
Music of Dastgah or Mugham can be found in many middle eastern countries between Arabs, Persians and aslo Azeri's.
Azerbaijan had been under the rule of many Persian empire through hundreds of years, Mugham music is actually the brother of Dastgah in Iranian traditional music with very similar names, structures and characters.
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