Darvish Khan (, Gholam Hossein Darvish; 1872 – 22 November 1926) was a
Persian classical music
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ian and a
tar
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player.
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Biography
Darvish Khan was born in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
.
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 played a concert at the Grand Hotel of Tehran with other great masters of
Persian music Persian music may refer to various types of the music of Persia/Name of Iran, Iran or other List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language, Persian-speaking countries:
*Persian traditional music
*Persian ritual music
*Persi ...
of his time, including
Aref Qazvini
Abolqassem Aref Qazvini or َAref Qazvini (1882 – January 21, 1934; ), also known as National Poet ( Persian: شاعر ملی) was a distinguished Iranian poet, lyricist, and musician. Known for his significant contributions to Persian literatu ...
. Darvish left for
London
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and
Tbilisi
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to record.
He died at the age of 54, on 22 November 1926, in an accident. His carriage was hit by a lorry automobile which was very rare at that time. It is said that he was the first
Iran
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ian to be killed in a car accident.
See also
*
Music of Iran
The music of Iran encompasses music produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop.
Iranian music influenced oth ...
*
List of Iranian musicians
This is a list of Iranian (Persian people, Persian) musicians and musical groups.
Classical
Persian classical/traditional
* Mirza Abdollah
* Maryam Akhondy
* Nematollah Aghasi
* Salar Aghili
* Azam Ali
* Hossein Alizadeh
* Hossein Khajeh A ...
References
External links
A biographybiography
from Rouhollah Khaleghi Artistic Center / Kanun-e Honari-e Rouhollah Khaleghi
1872 births
1926 deaths
Musicians from Tehran
Iranian tar players
Road incident deaths in Iran
People of Qajar Iran
19th-century Iranian musicians
20th-century Iranian musicians
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