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Hossein Alizadeh (Persian: حسین علیزاده), is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician.
He has made numerous recording with prominent musicians including Shajarian, Nazeri, Khaladj, and Gasparyan, and is a member of the Musical group, Masters of Persian Music.
Biography
Alizadeh was born in 1951 in Tehran to Azeri and Persian parents. 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 Berlin University of the Arts 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 Sa'id 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 shurangiz 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. In 2008, he was voted as "Iran's most distinguished musician of the year".
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
Ode to Flowers
2007H Alizadeh: Shoor-AngizA Rassai: VocalsM Khaladj: Tombak & DafA Boustan: SetarP Akhavas: VocalsN Alizadeh: RobabS Alizadeh: KamanchehEndless Vision
2006Hossein Alizadeh: Shoor-AngizDjivan Gasparyan:DudukWorld Village MusicFaryad (The Cry)
2005MR Shajaian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: TarKeyhan Kalhor: KamanchehH Shajarian: Vocals & tombakWorld Village MusicSallaneh
2003Hossein Alizadeh: SallanehMahoor InstituteBi To Be Sar Nemishavad (Without You)
2002MR Shajarian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: TarKeyhan Kalhor: KamanchehH Shajarian: Vocals & tombakWorld Village MusicIran: Les Maitres de L'Improvisation
2000Hossein Alizadeh: TarMadjid Khaladj: TombakBuda RecordsZemestan ast (It's Winter)
2000Mehdi Akhavan Sales: PoemsMR Shajaian: Vocals
Hossein Alizadeh: TarKeyhan Kalhor: KamanchehH Shajarian: Vocals & tombakSoroush Co.Raz-e No (Novel Mystery)
1999Hossein Alizadeh: Composer, Tar, TanburMohsen Keramati, Afsaneh Rasayi, Homa Niknam, Ali Samadpour: VocalsDaryush Zargari: TombakMahoor InstituteParia, Qesseh-ye Dokhtara-ye Nane Darya (Paria, Tale of Daughters of the Mother Sea)SobhgahiHossein Alizadeh: ComposerMohsen Karamati: VocalsMahoor InstituteNo Bang-e Kohan (Ancient Call-Anew)Mahoor InstituteAva-ye Mehr (Song of Campassion)
1991Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments of IranShourangiz (Song of Campassion)
1988Hossein Alizadeh: ComposerSheyda and Aref GroupsShahram Nazeri: VocalsMahoor InstituteRaz-o-Niaz
1986Hossein Alizadeh: ComposerSheyda and Aref GroupsAlireza Eftekhari: VocalsMahoor InstituteTorkaman
1986Hossein Alizadeh: SetarMahoor InstituteDream
1986NeyNava
1983Hossein Alizadeh: Composer
String Orchestra of the National Radio and Television of IranDjamshid Andalibi: Ney SoloistOsyan (Revolt)
1983Hesar
1977HamnavayiHossein Alizadeh: TarArshad Tahmasbi: TarDariush Zargari: TombakMahoor InstituteSavaran-e Dasht-e Omid (Riders of the Plain of Hope)
1977Chahargah & Bayat-e TorkHossein Alizadeh: Tar, SetarHossein Omumi: Nei, VocalsM Ghavihelm: TombakMahoor InstitutePaykubiHossein Alizadeh: SetarDaryush Zargari: TombakMahoor InstituteNava
1976Hossein Alizadeh: TarMajid Khalaj: TombakMahoor InstituteHomayunHossein Alizadeh: SetarMajid Khalaj: TombakMahoor Institute
Film scores
The Song of Sparrows, 2008.Half Moon, 2006.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")
