Parviz Meshkatian ( Persian: پرويز مشكاتيان; May 15, 1955 – September 21, 2009) was an

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

ian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer.

Biography

Born in

Nishapur Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is w ...

, Meshkatian entered the Tehran Academy of Arts, where he studied music theory and was introduced to ''radif'' (the Persian classical music repertoire) by the masters Nour Ali Boroumand,

Dariush Safvat Dariush Safvat ( fa, داريوش صفوت‎; 28 November 1928 – 17 April 2013) also spelled as Daryush Safvat, was a master Persian traditional musician, teacher, and ethnomusicologist. Safvat is best known for his mastery of setar and santu ...

, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. He focused on the ''radif'' of Mirza Abdollah for

santur The santur (also ''santūr'', ''santour'', ''santoor'') ( fa, سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins.--- Rashid, Subhi Anwar (1989). ''Al-ʼĀlāt al-musīqīyya al-muṣāhiba lil-Maqām al-ʻIrāqī''. Baghdad: Matbaʻat al-ʻ ...

and

setar A setar ( fa, سه‌تار, ) is a stringed instrument, a type of lute used in Persian traditional music, played solo or accompanying voice. It is a member of the tanbur family of long-necked lutes with a range of more than two and a half oct ...

. Meshkatian was one of the founding members of the Aref Ensemble, founded in 1977, as well as the Sheyda Ensemble. He was also one of the founding members of the

Chavosh Artistic and Cultural Foundation Chapeshlu ( fa, چاپشلو, also romanized as Chāpeshlū and Chāpishlu; formerly, Chāvosh and Chowveshlī) is a city and capital of Chapeshlu District, in Dargaz County Dargaz County ( fa, شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasa ...

. The Chavosh foundation has played a major role in the development of Iranian music for a few decades . Meshkatian toured Europe and Asia and regularly performed in countries such as France, Germany, England, Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark. In the spring of 1982 he published the book ''Twenty Pieces for Santour''. In spring of 1992 Meshkatian and the Aref Ensemble won the first prize of the Spirit of the Earth Festival in England. Meshkatian's collaboration with Mohammad Reza Shajarian produced some of the most beautiful recordings of contemporary Persian traditional music. While continuing his work as a composer and a researcher, Meshkatian was teaching music at

Tehran University The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching p ...

. Meshkatian died on September 21, 2009, in Tehran, from a heart attack.

Discography

References

External links

Official Website
* ''Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54'', in English, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009

* ''Parviz Meshkatian, the Iranian musician and composer, died'', in Persian, BBC Persian, Monday 21 September 2009

* ''Meshkatian was a Santour prodigy'', in Persian, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009

* ''Funeral ceremony held for Parviz Meshkatian'', in Persian, IRNA, Thursday, 24 September 2009

Note: According to this report, after the ceremony in Tehran, the body of Parviz Meshkatian has been moved to

, where he will buried in a cemetery adjacent to the tomb of Attar Neyshapuri, Attar Neyshabouri on Saturday 26 September 2009. * Mehdi Setāyeshgar, ''The Master of Eternal Mezrābs'', in Persian, Jadid Online, Friday, 25 September 2009

An audio slideshow by Bahār Navā'i, Jadid Online

(3 min).
Meshkatian burial ceremony of Meshkatian in Neyshabour september 2009

Meshkatian tomb stone near Attar garden
* ''Meshkatian died: The mournful at the funeral ceremony of Meshkatian'', a collection of 18 photographs, Mardomak, Friday, 25 September 2009

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