Abol Hasan Saba | |
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) Abol Hasan Saba | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 15, 1902 |
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Died | December 19, 1957 (aged 55) |
| Genres | Persian music |
| Occupation(s) | composer |
| Instruments | violin, setar |
Abol Hasan Sabā (April 15, 1902 – December 19, 1957) (Persian: ابوالحسن صبا) was a renowned Iranian composer, violinist, and setar player.[1]
Biography
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He was born in Tehran to Abul Qasim Khan Kamal ol-Saltaneh, son of Mohammad Jafar Khan Sadr ol-Hekma, son of Mahmud Khan Kashi Malak ol-Shoara Sadr ol-Shoara Saba ol-Shoara, son of Mohammad Hossain Khan Malak ol-Shoara. He studied several of Iranian and non Iranian musical instruments and became an Ostad in Radif, but selected violin and setar as his specific instruments. He was a student of Mirza Abdollah as well as Darvish Khan.[1]
Saba is considered one of Iran's most influential figures in traditional and instrumental Persian music.[1][2] His first recording for radio was in 1927 when he played violin accompanying Iran's famous singer Ruhangis.[3]
Notable Pupils
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Amongst his many students who went on to become great masters of Persian traditional music were Faramarz Payvar, Manoochehr Sadeghi,[4] Habibollah Badiei, Rahmatollah Badiyi, Abbas Emadi, Ali Tajvidi, Mahmoud Tajbakhsh, Sassan Sepanta, Saeid Gharachorloo, Parviz Yahaghi, Dariush Safvat, Gholam-Hossein Banan and Hossein Tehrani.[5]
He died in 1957 and was buried in Tehran's Zahir o-dowleh Cemetery of artists and musicians.
Saba Museum
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Upon Saba's will in 1974, after his death, the faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran turned his private house into a museum.[6]
See also
- Fakhereh Saba
References
- ^ a b c "BBC Persian". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Iranian Music - Abolhasan Saba - Hipersia". hipersia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Abolhasan Saba". www.iranchamber.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Manager. "Museum of Abolhasan Saba – Tehran". travital.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- Separ, Mohammad Taqi Lesan ol-Mamalek. Tarikh-e Qajarieh. A Chronicle of the Qajar Period from Shah Quli Khan Qajar to Naser ed-din Shah's first six years.