Bigjeh-Khani
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Qolamhossein Bigjekhani, also Qolam-Hossein Bigjeh-Khani, (1918 - April 13, 1987) was an Iran
ian musician and tar
player. He was born in Tabriz
.
He was an idiosyncractic stylist and though he collaborated vastly with Tabriz Radio and Television Corporation, his style differs with that known as 'radio style". He was nourished by both Persian and culture and art.
His art of tar playing is characterized by:
- extreme transparency and a detailed approach to moulding the musical phrases;
- fast speed in fingering and plucking;
- cultivated taste in balancing avazes and zarbis;
- even tremolos and both hand vibrations;
- fine sound making even from low quality instruments;
- using Azerbaijan
i zarbis in his performances;
- using dayereh as an accompanying instrument;
- fast plucking and various systems of plucking.
He learned tar from his father, Hossein Qoli Bigjeh-Khani.
He had left a number of recordings mostly in Persian Dastgah music. He collaborated mainly with his old friend and Dayereh player M. Farnam. He also accompanied Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (most notably a 40+ minutes improvisation in Homayoon mode).
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian musician and tar
Tar (lute)
The tār is a long-necked, waisted Iranian instrument. It has been adopted by other cultures and Azerbaijan. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish...
player. He was born in Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
.
He was an idiosyncractic stylist and though he collaborated vastly with Tabriz Radio and Television Corporation, his style differs with that known as 'radio style". He was nourished by both Persian and culture and art.
His art of tar playing is characterized by:
- extreme transparency and a detailed approach to moulding the musical phrases;
- fast speed in fingering and plucking;
- cultivated taste in balancing avazes and zarbis;
- even tremolos and both hand vibrations;
- fine sound making even from low quality instruments;
- using Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i zarbis in his performances;
- using dayereh as an accompanying instrument;
- fast plucking and various systems of plucking.
He learned tar from his father, Hossein Qoli Bigjeh-Khani.
He had left a number of recordings mostly in Persian Dastgah music. He collaborated mainly with his old friend and Dayereh player M. Farnam. He also accompanied Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (most notably a 40+ minutes improvisation in Homayoon mode).