Parviz Meshkatian (

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: پرويز مشكاتيان; May 15, 1955 – September 21, 2009) was an Iranian

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, researcher and university lecturer.

Biography

Born in

Neyshabur Nishapur or Neyshabur (, also ) is a city in the Central District (Nishapur County), Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Ni ...

, 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 Nur-Ali Boroumand, Dariush Safvat, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. He focused on the ''radif'' of Mirza Abdollah for

santur The santur ( ; ) is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.--- Rashid, Subhi Anwar (1989). ''Al-ʼĀlāt al-musīqīyya al-muṣāhiba lil-Maqām al-ʻIrāqī''. Baghdad: Matbaʻat al-ʻUmmāl al-Markazīyya. History The santur was invented ...

and

setar A setar (, ) (lit: "Three String (music), Strings") 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 ...

. In 1977, Meshkatian cofounded the Aref Ensemble. Meshkatian toured Europe and Asia and regularly performed. In the spring of 1982 he published the book ''Twenty Pieces for Santour''. While continuing his work as a composer and a researcher, Meshkatian was teaching music at

Tehran University The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

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

Discography

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Gallery

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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

Nishapur Nishapur or Neyshabur (, also ) is a city in the Central District (Nishapur County), Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Ni ...

, where he will buried in a cemetery adjacent to the tomb of 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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