Faramarz Payvar

Master Farāmarz Pāyvar (February 10, 1933, Tehran – December 9, 2009, Tehran) (Persian: فرامرز پایور) was an Iranian composer and santur player. Payvar died on December 9, 2009 after a long struggle with brain damage.^[1]

Works

• Concertino for santūr and Orchestra (Pāyvar-Dehlavi) (1958)
• The Radif of Sabā for Santur in three volumes by F. Pāyvar and Dāryūš Safvat (FerdowsiPublication,Tehran) (1958)
• Dialogue (Goftegū), duet for Santur and violin (1959)
• Preliminary book in Santur playing (Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (1960)
• Thirty Chāhārmezrāb for the Santur(Department of Art and Culture Publication, Tehran) (1971)
• The second book of the Radif of Sabā for Santur by F. Pāyvar and Dāryūš Safvat (Ferdowsi Publication,Tehran) (1974)
• Eight musical pieces for the Santur (Department of Art and Culture Publication, Tehran) (1979)
• Parniān, duet for Santur and Tār (1980)
• Radif Chapkūk for Santur (in women's voice registration) for the santur (1981)
• A collection of pishdarāmad and Rengs (1981)
• A collection of pishdarāmad and Rengs (arranged for the violin) (1982)
• Chamber music for Santūr (1982)
• Fānūs, duet for two Santurs (1982)
• Theory of Western and Iranian music (1983)
• Reng-e šahrāšūb (1984)
• Elementary Radif for Santur (1988)
• Rahgozar, duet for santur and flute (Otāqe Čāp Publication, Tehran) (1989)
• The Vocal Radif and old Tasnifs, according to the version of Abdollah Davami, Collected by F. Pāyvar.(Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (1998)
• Fālgūš, seven pieces for Santur (Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (2000)

Partial discography

• Improvisation in dašti and afšāri, F. Pāyvar, santur and H. Tehrāni, Tombak.
• Album Yādegāri (the memorial album) in dastgāhs šūr and segāh, F. Pāyvar, santur and M. Esmāili, Tombak.
• Goftegū (dialogue), duets for santūr and other instruments composed by F. Pāyvar
• In memorial of Habib Samai, F. Pāyvar, Santūr solo in dastgāhs šūr and čhāhārgāh.
• Dašti concert. Pāyvar ensemble and Shajariān (vocal)
• Del-e Sheyda, Pāyvar Ensemble (Masters of Classical Persian Music) and Shahram Nazeri (vocals).
• Layli & Majnoun, Pāyvar Ensemble (Masters of Classical Persian Music) and Shahram Nazeri (vocals).
• Bayāt-e Kord: F. Pāyvar, santūr and H. Tehrani, Tombak in dastgāh Bayāt-e Kord and solo Tombak in various rhythm improvised by Tehrani.
• Šahrāšūb, F. Pāyvar, santūr solo in šūr, abū atā and dašti. Mahur
• Iranian folk music, arranged by F. Pāyvar. Pāyvar Ensemble and Simā Binā (vocal).
• Hekāyate Del, in dastgāh šūr. Pāyvar Ensemble with A. Rostamiān (vocal).
• Mahūr and Segāh, Masters Ensemble conducted by F. Pāyvar and Shahidi (vocal).
• Rahāvard, played by Masters, J. Shahnāz, tār, M. Esmāili, Tombak, and F. Pāyvar, Santur.
• Kerešme, in dastgāhs segāh and afšāri, played by Pāyvar Ensemble.

References

• Qmars Piraglu (Former Siamak Noory) "Farāmarz Pāyvar and his place in Iranian music"/ Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Melbourne, 2002

External links

• Short Bio
• Mehdi Setāyesh'gar, The Master of Eternal Mezrabs, in Persian, Jadid Online, 15 December 2009, [1].
  • Audio slideshow: [2] (4 min 9 sec).
• Faramarz Payvar - Daily Telegraph obituary