Hossein Alizadeh (Template:PerB) 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 is considered by critics to be one of the most promising artists of his generation.
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.
Awards
He has been nominated for the 2007 Grammy award along with Armenian musician, Djivan Gasparyan, for their collaboration album, the Endless Vision.
Inventions
Works
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2006
Hossein Alizadeh: Shoor-Angiz
Djivan Gasparyan:Duduk
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2005
MR Shajaian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh
Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak
World Village Music
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2003
Hossein Alizadeh: Sallaneh
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2002
MR Shajaian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh
Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak
World Village Music
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2000
Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Madjid Khaladj: Tombak
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2000
Mehdi Akhavan Sales: Poems
MR Shajaian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh
Homayoun Shajarian: Vocals and tombak
Soroush Co.
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1999
Hossein Alizadeh: Composer, Tar, Tanbur
Mohsen Keramati, Afsaneh Rasayi, Homa Niknam, Ali Samadpour: Vocals
Daryush Zargari: Tombak
Mahoor Institute
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Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
Mohsen Karamati: Vocals
Mahoor Institute
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Mahoor Institute
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1991
Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments of Iran
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1988
Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
Sheyda and Aref Groups
Shahram Nazeri: Vocals
Mahoor Institute
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1986
Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
Sheyda and Aref Groups
Alireza Eftekhari: Vocals
Mahoor Institute
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1986
Hossein Alizadeh: Setar
Mahoor Institute
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1986
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1983
Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
String Orchestra of the National Radio and Television of Iran
Djamshid Andalibi: Ney Solist
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1983
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1977
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Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Arshad Tahmasbi: Tar
Dariush Zargari: Tombak
Mahoor Institute
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1977
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Hossein Alizadeh: Tar, Setar
Hossein Omumi: Nei, Vocals
Mohammad Ghavihelm: Tombak
Mahoor Institute
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Hossein Alizadeh: Setar
Daryush Zargari: Tombak
Mahoor Institute
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1976
Hossein Alizadeh: Tar
Madjid Khaladj: Tombak
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Hossein Alizadeh: Setar
Madjid Khaladj: Tombak
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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.[8]
- Az A'sar, ("From Eons Ago")