Houman Dehlavi ( fa, هومن دهلوی, born 1971) is an

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Biography

Houman Dehlavi was born in 1971 in

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. He learned to play the

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from his mother, Susan Aslani when he was a child. At the age of ten, he practiced playing the

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for five years with

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. Meanwhile, along with his sister Haleh Dehlavi, he also learned playing the

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with musicians such as Manouchehr Ansari, Partow Pourafar, Behrouz Vahidiyeh Azar and Siavash Zahir al-Dini. He first learned the fundamentals of music from his father

Hossein Dehlavi Hossein Dehlavi ( fa, حسین دهلوی) (September 30, 1927 – October 15, 2019) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian composer. Biography Hossein Dehlavi was born in 1927 in Tehran, Iran and started music with his father Moezeddin Emami who was ...

and later with musicians such as

Parviz Mansouri Parviz Mansouri ( fa, پرویز منصوری, March 13, 1925 – December 16, 2011) was a teacher of music theory and music critic. His book ''Fundamental Theory of Music'' is his most famous work, which was selected as the "Book of the Year" in ...

and

Ahmad Pejman Ahmad Pejman ( fa, احمد پژمان ; born 1935), also spelled as Ahmad Pezhman, is an Iranian classical composer who resides in the United States. Pejman is notable for his operatic and symphonic works. Biography Born in 1935 in Lar, Ira ...

. After he finished high school with

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from Tehran School of

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in 1993 and with the establishment of classical music courses in

Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

he started his major in playing the piano and benefited from trainings of Rafael Minaskanian and Chista Gharib. As he was studying at the university he started teaching music as well as composing music for theaters and also attended open music courses by musicians such as Emanuel Malik Aslanian and Mehran Rouhani. He also benefited from trainings of

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by participating in master course of music composition and conducting. Ardeshir Rouhani and Golriz Hashemi are also among his teachers. In 1998, with the establishment of the first postgraduate course of music composition in Iran, having gained the first place in national university entrance exam he entered Tehran University of Art. Under supervision of Ahmad Pejman, he presented his master's thesis in music composition including a work of four movements based on Iranian melodies for the symphonic orchestra. Then he was a lecturer at the University of Arts in 2000 as he graduated. Houman Dehlavi travelled to countries such as

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, and the

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. for further music experiences and collaborated with other musicians in composing,

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, recording and performances. He chose the U.S. and Iran to live in and by establishing an orchestra, he performed Iranian music in the United States. He also participated in National Festival of Youth Music and was a member of jury in University of Arts Music Festival.

Artworks

Some of Houman Dehlavi’s works: * The book ''Three Pieces by Hosein Dehlav''i, arrangement for piano by Houman Dehlavi * The book ''Seven Skies'', 18 pieces for piano * Music album Days of Not Being, vocalist

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* Daaman Keshan (based on the melody of Saari Galin), vocalist

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* Symphonic Movement, for symphonic orchestra * Fantasy, for Qanun and Orchestra * Dream of the plain, for

ney The ''ney'' ( fa, Ney/نی, ar, Al-Nāy/الناي), is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Persian music and Arabic music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continually ...

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* Arrangement and conducting Ragse Irani, composed by Mahin Zarinpanjeh * Dream, for piano * Lullabies, for piano * Adobe and Alas * Music for the play Without Farewell, directed by Katayoun Feyz Marandi * Music for the play Notebook, directed by Katayoun Feyz Marandi * Music for the play Window, directed by Jaleh MohammadAli

References

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