Dariush Safvat

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Dariush Safvat
Safvat in 1970s
Born(1928-11-28)28 November 1928
Shiraz, Iran
Died17 April 2013(2013-04-17) (aged 84)
Karaj, Iran
Other namesDaryush Safvat
EducationUniversity of Tehran,
Faculty of Law of Paris
Occupation(s)Persian traditional musician, teacher, ethnomusicologist
Known forfounder of the Center for the Preservation and Research of Music
AwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (2005)

Dariush Safvat (

ethnomusicologist.[2] Safvat is best known for his mastery of setar and santur instruments.[3] Safvat was the founding director of the Center for the Preservation and Research of Music [fa
] in Tehran; and some credit Safvat with saving traditional music from obliteration in the 1970s.

Early life and education

Dariush Safvat was born on 28 November 1928 in

Persian
judge, philosopher, theologian and master musician.

He received a B.A. degree in law from the University of Tehran in 1953; and a Ph.D. in International Law from the Faculty of Law of Paris in 1965.[7] He also studied at the Institute of Musicology in Paris.[7]

Career and music

Over the course of his distinguished career, he held many key posts in academia and the music scene, among them a Fellow at the Academy of Sciences, of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[8]

The Center for the Preservation and Research of Music (formally known as the Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music, and the Center for the Preservation and Dissemination of Music) was founded in 1968 in Tehran by Safvat, a school specializing in

Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Hossein Omoumi, Parisa, the late Nasser Farhangfar, Dariush Talai, Majid Kiani and Mahmoud Farahmand.[10]

Safvat has published a number of books and articles in Persian, French and English, and has produced a large number of recordings, but what is most remarkable is the degree to which his humanity, piety and integrity have made him popular among both the music elite and the masses alike.[11]

Late life and death

In March 2005, he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award, granted by the French government.[7]

Safvat died on 17 April 2013 in Karaj, Iran from natural causes.[7]

Bibliography

  • ISBN 978-0-934211-22-2
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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Persian Art Music. 2004. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
  2. ^ "At the World Sacred Spirit Festival 2019, finding the spirit of India in a medieval fort". Firstpost. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. ISBN 978-0-19-539473-3
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  4. ^ Iran Newspaper (No. 2652) Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Asian Music: Journal of the Society for Asian Music, Volumes 25-26. Society for Asian Music. 1994. p. 274.
  6. ^ www.iran-newspaper.com, No. 2652, Sat, Nov 29, 2003 Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b c d "Traditional music maestro Dariush Safvat dies at 85". Taghrib News Agency (TNA). 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. ^ The Academy of Sciences, the Islamic Republic of Iran Archived 2007-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ استاد داریوش صفوت در گذشت
  10. ^ "Pendar.net". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-04-07.
  11. ^ Sharq Newspaper (يك مدير موسيقايي)

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