Sa'id Hormozi
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Ostad Sa'id Hormozi (1897–1976) was born in one of the old neighborhoods of Tehran
called Sangalaj. He was a great radif
master and virtuoso tar
and setar
player. His most important teacher was Darvish Khan
, who awarded Hormozi with the medal of the "Golden Hatchet", which was given to his most prominent students.
In 1928 Hormozi founded a school of music in Shapur street in Tehran. Later he cooperated with the "Center for preservation and propagation of Persian music" as an ostad of setar
.
On December 27, 1976 while teaching at the center he slipped into a coma. He died the same night.
Some invaluable recordings have been preserved of him, as a rich legacy of a great Iranian musician.
In terms of performance techniques one can find traces of his ostad Darvish Khan in Hormozi's peculiar style. His phrasing is mostly influenced by that of Aqa Hossein-Qoli.
Two of his most important students are ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi and ostad Hossein Alizadeh
.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
called Sangalaj. He was a great 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...
master and virtuoso 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...
and setar
Setar (lute)
Setar is a Persian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to the setar, which has 25 - 27 moveable frets...
player. His most important teacher was Darvish Khan
Darvish-khan
-Biography:Darvish Khan was born at Tehran.His teachers included his father and Aqa Hossein-Qoli Farahani. He was a member of the Aziz Soltan music group. Later, he attended the Dar ol-Fonoon Music School. He received the First-Class medal from the French government for his works and concerts for...
, who awarded Hormozi with the medal of the "Golden Hatchet", which was given to his most prominent students.
In 1928 Hormozi founded a school of music in Shapur street in Tehran. Later he cooperated with the "Center for preservation and propagation of Persian music" as an ostad of setar
Setar (lute)
Setar is a Persian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to the setar, which has 25 - 27 moveable frets...
.
On December 27, 1976 while teaching at the center he slipped into a coma. He died the same night.
Some invaluable recordings have been preserved of him, as a rich legacy of a great Iranian musician.
In terms of performance techniques one can find traces of his ostad Darvish Khan in Hormozi's peculiar style. His phrasing is mostly influenced by that of Aqa Hossein-Qoli.
Two of his most important students are ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi and ostad Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh , is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician....
.
Source
- Based on the introduction of Hooman Asadi in the CD inlet of "Setar of Ostad Sa'id Hormozi" published by "Mahoor Institute".