Mirza Hossein Gholi
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Mirza Hosseingholi, also known as Agha Mirza Hosseingholi Farahani, (1854 – 1916 Tehran) was a musician and tar
player. Born in Tehran, he and his older brother Mirza Abdollah
started learning music from their father Ali Akbar Farahani
who was a well-known musician. He is best known for his radif
and for his unique style of playing tar
. His best student was Ali Akbar Shahnazi
, who collected and performed his father's radif
.
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. Born in Tehran, he and his older brother Mirza Abdollah
Mirza Abdollah
Mirza Abdollah, also known as Agha Mirza Abdollah Farahani , was a tar and setar player. He is among the most significant musicians in Iran's history...
started learning music from their father Ali Akbar Farahani
Ali Akbar Farahani
Āghā Ali-Akbar Farāhāni was a musician and tar and setar player. He is the father of two significant musicians, Mirza Abdollah and Mirza Hossein Gholi, and the paternal grandfather of another outstanding musician, Ahmad Ebadi, Mirza Abdollah's son....
who was a well-known musician. He is best known for his radif
Musical radif
Radif is a collection of many old melodic figures preserved through many generations by oral tradition. It organizes the melodies in a number of different tonal spaces called Dastgah...
and for his unique style of playing 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...
. His best student was Ali Akbar Shahnazi
Ali Akbar Shahnazi
Ali Akbar Shahnazi was an Iranian musician and master of the tar.A very great master of tar , Ostad Ali Akbar Shahnazi was born in Tehran, Iran, 1897....
, who collected and performed his father's radif
Musical radif
Radif is a collection of many old melodic figures preserved through many generations by oral tradition. It organizes the melodies in a number of different tonal spaces called Dastgah...
.
- Haghighat, A., Honarmandan e Irani az Aghaz ta Emrooz, Koomesh Publication, 2004, (in Persian)
- Khaleghi, R., Sargozasht e Musighi e Iran, Ferdowsi Publication, 1955, (in Persian)