Mirza Hossein-Qoli ( fa, میرزا حسین‌قلی), also known as ''Agha Mirza Hosseingholi Farahani'' (1853 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

– 1916 in Tehran) was a

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

and

tar Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. "a dark brown or black bit ...

player. He and his older brother

Mirza Abdollah Mirza Abdollah, also known as Agha Mirza Abdollah Farahani ( fa, میرزا عبدالله فراهانی) (1843–1918), was a tar and setar player. He is among the most significant musicians in Iran's history. Born in Shiraz, he and his young ...

started learning

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

from their father

Ali Akbar Farahani Āghā Ali-Akbar Farāhāni ( fa, آقا على‌اكبر ) was a notable and well known musician of Persian Traditional Music and Tar and Setar player during the last century in Persia. He was leading the musicians in the court of Naser al-Din ...

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