Hossein Alizadeh

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Hossein Alizadeh (in Persian: حسین علیزاده‎) is an Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent tar and setar instrumentalist and improvisor, dubbed by many as an Ostad (Master of Persian music). He was considered by critics to be one of the most promising artists of his generation.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Inventions 4 Film scores 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Alizadeh was born in 1951 in Tehran. He graduated from the music conservatory in 1975 and entered the school of fine arts in the University of Tehran where he studied composition and Persian music. He continued his education at the University of Berlin in composition and musicology. He studied with various masters of Traditional Persian Music such as Houshang Zarif, Ali Akbar Shahnazi, Nur-Ali Borumand, Mahmoud Karimi, Abdollah Davami, Yusef Forutan, and Said Hormozi. From these masters he learned the radif of Persian classical music.

He plays the tar and setar, and has recently derived the sallaneh and shoor-angiz from the ancient Persian lute barbat.

[edit] Awards

He has been nominated for the 2007 Grammy award along with Armenian musician, Djivan Gasparyan, for their collaboration album, the Endless Vision.[21]

[edit] Inventions

• Dâd o Bidâd: A new maqâm in Persian Music, through combining the gusheh of dâd in dastgah of Mahour and the gusheh of bidâd in dastgah of Homayoun.
• Sallaneh and Shoor-Angiz: Two new musical instruments derived from the ancient Persian lute barbat.

==Works==[22]

Endless Vision 2006 Hossein Alizadeh: Shoor-Angiz Djivan Gasparyan:Duduk [1]	Faryad (The Cry) 2005 MR Shajaian: Vocals Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak [2]	Sallaneh 2003 Hossein Alizadeh: Sallaneh [3]	Bi To Be Sar Nemishavad (Without You) 2002 MR Shajaian: Vocals Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak [4]
Iran: Les Maitres de L'Improvisation 2000 Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Madjid Khaladj: Tombak [5]	Zemestan ast (It's Winter) 2000 Mehdi Akhavan Sales: Poems MR Shajaian: Vocals Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak [6]	Raz-e No (New Secret) 1999 Hossein Alizadeh: Composer, Tar, Tanbur Mohsen Keramati, Afsaneh Rasayi, Homa Niknam, Ali Samadpour: Vocals Daryush Zargari: Tombak [7]	Paria, Qesseh-ye Dokhtara-ye Nane Darya (Paria, Tale of Daughters of the Mother Sea)
Sobhgahi Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Mohsen Karamati: Vocals [8]	No Bang-e Kohan (Ancient Call-Anew) [9]	Ava-ye Mehr (Song of Campassion) 1991 Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments of Iran [10]	Shourangiz (Song of Campassion) 1988 Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Sheyda and Aref Groups Shahram Nazeri: Vocals [11]
Raz-o-Niaz 1986 Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Sheyda and Aref Groups Alireza Eftekhari: Vocals [12]	Torkaman 1986 Hossein Alizadeh: Setar [13]	Dream 1986	NeyNava 1983 Hossein Alizadeh: Composer String Orchestra of the National Radio and Television of Iran Djamshid Andalibi: Ney Solist [14]
Osyan (Revolt) 1983	Hesar 1977	Hamnavayi Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Arshad Tahmasbi: Tar Dariush Zargari: Tombak [15]	Savaran-e Dasht-e Omid (Riders of the Plain of Hope) 1977 [16]
Chahargah & Bayat-e Tork Hossein Alizadeh: Tar, Setar Hossein Omumi: Nei, Vocals Mohammad Ghavihelm: Tombak [17]	Paykubi Hossein Alizadeh: Setar Daryush Zargari: Tombak [18]	Nava 1976 Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Madjid Khaladj: Tombak [19]	Homayun Hossein Alizadeh: Setar Madjid Khaladj: Tombak [20]

[edit] Film scores

• Turtles can fly, 2004.
• Abjad ("First Letter"), 2003, composed by Abolfazl Jalili.
• Zamani baraye masti asbha ("A Time for Drunken Horses"), 2000.
• Doxtarân e xorshid ('Daughters of the Sun") directed by Maryam Shahriyâ, 2000.
• Gabbeh, 1995.
• Del Shodegân directed by Ali Hatami, 1992.
• Az A'sar, ("From Eons Ago")

[edit] External links

• Hossein Alizadeh at Iran chamber society
• Hossein Alizadeh at Iranian.com
• Hossein Alizadeh at Setar.info