Morteza Hannaneh

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Morteza Hannaneh
مرتضی حنانه
Persian symphonic music
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Oboe, horn, piano
Formerly ofTehran Symphony Orchestra
Spouse(s)Behjat Sadr (divorced)
Azar Azima

Morteza Hannaneh (Persian: مرتضی حنانه; March 1, 1923 – October 17, 1989) was an Iranian composer and Musician[1]

He composed for some movies, such as Fleeing the Trap in 1971.

Musical career

Hannaneh studied

Farabi Orchestra in Radio Tehran in 1963s. He won the first prize of (International Rostrum of Composers), 6–11 June 1966 "House of UNESCO", Paris.[1]

Hannaneh also composed music for Iranian movies and is said to be the first Iranian composer to do so.

One of his most famous compositions for the cinema is the music he composed for Hezar Dastan, a movie directed by Ali Hatami.

Hannaneh's most important works include "The Execrable

symphonic orchestra); "In Memory of Ferdowsi" (for soprano and piano
), the books "Lost Scales"; "The Even Harmony"; (in Persian), etc.

Hannaneh also composed two melodies ("Omaggio a Saadi" & "Omaggio a Ferdowsi") for voice and piano, which were recorded for the first time on the album "Sounds of Ancestors" by Anousha Nazari.[2][3][4]

In addition to being an outstanding composer Morteza Hannaneh was a great teacher and mentor to many. One of his notable students is Canadian composer, conductor and strategist Joseph Lerner and Iranian musician Amir Ali Hannaneh.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "BBC Persian".
  2. ^ Kubik, Suzana (2024-01-29). "Anousha Nazari : le chant lyrique, une voie vers la liberté". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. ^ "Orient hebdo - Anousha Nazari: regard d'une soliste soprano iranienne". RFI (in French). 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ "Mélodies nocturnes avec Fred Goaty de JazzMagazine et Philippe Venturini de Classica et la chanteuse iranienne Nazari Anousha". Franceinfo (in French). 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

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