Samin Baghtcheban
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Samin Baghtcheban (1925 – 19 March 2008), was an Iranian
musician
, composer
, author and translator.
, and grew up in Shiraz
and Tehran
, where his father established the first modern kindergartens and schools for the deaf in Iran. His father, Jabbar Baghtcheban
, was a leading Iranian educator and pioneer of Persian
sign language
.
In 1944 Samin Baghtcheban was awarded a scholarship to study music composition in Ankara State Conservatory
. He returned to Iran in 1949 and started teaching in Music Conservatory of Tehran.
He married opera singer, Evelyn Baghtcheban, whom he met while studying in Ankara
.
In 1984 he moved to Turkey with his family where he continued his activities and composed several new pieces, some of which were performed by Manouchehr Sahbai in Switzerland.
He died on 19 March 2008 in Istanbul.
, Yaşar Kemal
and introduced the humorist Aziz Nesin
to Iranians.
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, author and translator.
Biography
Samin Baghtcheban was born in 1925 in TabrizTabriz
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...
, and grew up in Shiraz
Shiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
and Tehran
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...
, where his father established the first modern kindergartens and schools for the deaf in Iran. His father, Jabbar Baghtcheban
Jabbar Baghtcheban
Mirza Jabbar Asgarzadeh established the first Iranian kindergarten for the deaf, and is credited as the inventor of Persian sign language.-References:...
, was a leading Iranian educator and pioneer of Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
sign language
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
.
In 1944 Samin Baghtcheban was awarded a scholarship to study music composition in Ankara State Conservatory
Ankara State Conservatory
The Ankara State Conservatory, the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.- Notable attendees :* Paul Hindemith* Carl Ebert* Evelyn Baghtcheban* Samin Baghtcheban...
. He returned to Iran in 1949 and started teaching in Music Conservatory of Tehran.
He married opera singer, Evelyn Baghtcheban, whom he met while studying in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
.
In 1984 he moved to Turkey with his family where he continued his activities and composed several new pieces, some of which were performed by Manouchehr Sahbai in Switzerland.
He died on 19 March 2008 in Istanbul.
Music career
Throughout his career he composed numerous pieces based on Iranian folklore or mythology. His most popular work is Rangin Kamoon (Rainbow), a collection of symphonic and choral tunes for children.Literary works
Between 1948 and 1979, in addition to his composition activities, he wrote and translated several books and articles. Baghtcheban translated several books by Turkish authors Nazim HikmetNazim Hikmet
Nâzım Hikmet Ran , commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet , was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements"...
, Yaşar Kemal
Yasar Kemal
Yaşar Kemal, is a Turkish writer. He is one of Turkey's leading writers. He has long been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the strength of Memed, My Hawk....
and introduced the humorist Aziz Nesin
Aziz Nesin
Aziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.-Pseudonyms:...
to Iranians.
External links
My brother Samin (برادرم ثمین), a multimedia presentation on Baghtchehban's life, Jadid online- Samin Baghtcheban passed away ثمین باغچه بان درگذشت, BBC Persian
- Rangin Kamoon was our childhood...In memory of Samin Baghtcheban رنگین کمان کودکی ما بود...؛ به یاد ثمین باغچه بان, Obituary in BBC Persian Book review of Baghtcheban's Snapshots from My Father نقدي بر کتاب چهره هايي از پدرم Norouz is coming... نوروز تو راهه..., Article on Rangin Kamoon album