Mohammad-Reza Darvishi

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Mohammad-Reza Darvishi
Native name محمدرضا درویشی
Born 1955
Shiraz, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Citizenship Iran
Education Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (1974 - 1978)[1]
Occupation musician, researcher
Website
darvishi.com

Mohammad-Reza Darvishi (born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian musician, researcher, and author of Encyclopedia of the Musical Instruments of Iran, a Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize-winner book about Iranian musical instruments.[2][3]

Works

Movie music

Some of his movie music is:[4]

  • 2012, Movie music for Parinaaz
  • 2009, Movie music for The White Meadows
  • 2009, Movie music for Vaghti hame khaabim
  • 2008, Movie music for The Green Fire
  • 2008, Movie music for Lady of the Roses (documentary)
  • 2006, Movie music for Crossing the Dust
  • 2006, Movie music for Be ahestegi...
  • 2006, Movie music for Ghali-e sokhangoo (documentary short)
  • 2004, Movie music for Stray Dogs
  • 2003, Movie music for Joy of Madness (documentary)
  • 2003, Movie music for Two Angels
  • 2003, Movie music for Osama (film)
  • 2003, Movie music for At Five in the Afternoon
  • 2002, Movie music for 11'09"01 September 11(segment "Iran")
  • 2002, Movie music for Alefbay-e Afghan (documentary)
  • 2001, Movie music for Kandahar (2001 film)
  • 2001, Movie music for The Unfinished Song
  • 2000, Movie music for The Day I Became a Woman (2000)
  • 2000, Movie music for Blackboards
  • 1998, Movie music for Kiseye Berendj

Music cassette and CD

Some of his Cassettes and CDs are:[2]

  • Mazandarani Music, for song and orchestra, song by Abolhassan Khoshroo and Nourolah Alizadeh.
  • Winter, for song and symphonic orchestra, song by Shahram Nazeri
  • The season of flower, for song and symphonic orchestra, song by Iraj Bastami
  • The aster dome, for song and orchestra, song by Mohammad Reza Shajariyan (a joint work with Parviz Meshkatian)
  • The soul of the lovers, for song and orchestra, song by Mohammad Reza Shajariyan (a joint work with Parviz Meshkatian)
  • Music album of seven thrones (A collection of 4 cassettes from the music of Iran regions along with the book)
  • Music album of north of Khorasan (A collection of 3 cassettes from the music of north of Khorasan along with the book)
  • Mirror and song, music album (A collection of 28 cassettes from the melody and religious music of regions of Iran along with the book)
  • Bag of rice: Music from the movies: “Bag of rice”, “The song of the Nimvar Field” and “Karde”, 1999
  • Music from the movies: “The Blackboard” & “The day I became a woman”, 2001

Books

Some of his books are:[2]

  • 20 Fars local songs, Harp: 1984, Mahoor: 1994
  • Seven thrones (A collection of articles about the music of regions of Iran), Tehran, Art Center, 1991
  • A view on the west (A discussion about the influence of the western music on Iranian music), Tehran, Mahoor: 1994
  • Tradition and cultural alienation in the music of Iran, Tehran, Art Center, 1994
  • An introduction on acquaintance with the music of the regions of Iran (First book: Hormozgan, Boushehr, Khouzestan), Tehran, Art Center, 1994
  • Norouz-singing (Nourouzkhani), (Norouz and Spring songs from different regions of Iran), Tehran, Arvin, 1996
  • About literature and art (The discussion between Naser Hariri and Mohammad Reza Darvishi), Tehran, Avishan, Goharzad, 1994
  • Mirror and Song (A collection of articles about the music of regions of Iran), Tehran, Art Center, 1998
  • In the memory of Eghbal (Prelude for piano), Tehran, Harp (Chang), 1984
  • Morning Melody (Trio for 2 clarinets and piano), Tehran, Arvin, 1997
  • Music & Trance: The Govati ceremony citations of Balouchestan, Tehran, Mahour, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Iranian music instruments, Tehran, Mahoor, 2001
  • From between the songs and silences, a selection of dialogues and writings, Tehran, Mahour, 2001

Awards

  • October 2002 - SEM’s (Society for Ethnomusicology) award for the best publication of the year on musical instruments, granted by Bruno Nettl, for The Encyclopaedia of the Iranina Musical Instruments, vol.1 [1]
  • 2005, Nomination for achievement of UNESCO’s award for the greatest musician worldwide.[1]

Films about Darvishi

  • Leyli Kojâst, directed by Mohammad Shirvâni, a documentary based on Darvishi’s life for his 2005 nomination for achievement of UNESCO’s award for the greatest musician worldwide.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Biography". official website. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mohammad Reza Darvishi". Makhmalbaf Film House. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  3. "The official website of Mohammad-Reza Darvishi". Darvishi official website. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  4. Mohammad-Reza Darvishi at the Internet Movie Database

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