Ruhollâh Xâleqi ( fa, , born 1906 in

Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...

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– 12 November 1965 in

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), also spelled as ''Khaleqi'', was a prominent Iranian musician, composer, conductor and author. He was the father of the first Persian women conductor Golnuš Xâleqi.

Education

Ruhollâh Khâleghi was born in

Mahan Mahan or Mahaan may refer to: * Mahan (name) * Mahan confederacy, chiefdoms in ancient Korea * Mahan, Iran, a city in Kerman Province * Mahan District, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province * Mahan Rural District, an administrative subdi ...

, a small town near

, in a musically minded family. He first became acquainted with the

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 ...

, but later started to learn to play the violin. As soon as

Ali-Naqi Vaziri Ali-Naqi Vaziri, also transcribed as Ali Naghi Vaziri (Persian: علی نقی وزیری) (October 1, 1886 in Tehran, Persia – September 9, 1979) was a composer, thinker and a celebrated player of the tar. He is considered a revolutionary i ...

established his School of Music, Khâleghi left school and joined Vaziri's school, where he studied for eight years. Soon he became his master's assistant and was placed in charge of teaching music theory. He later continued his education and obtained a BA degree in

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and

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from the

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Career

In 1944 Khāleghi established the National Music Society and in 1949, thanks to the efforts of this great artist, the School of National Music was founded. After his first journey to the former

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in 1955, he became involved in the Iran-Soviet Society and was selected as a member of its board of directors. He also began to serve as the director of the Payām-e-Novin Magazine. His work, The ''History of Persian Music'', which was published in two volumes, took shape during these years. His other published works include: ''Harmony of Western Music'', ''Theory of Eastern Music'', and ''Theory of Persian Music''. Khaleghi

For many years Khāleghi worked as a musical advisor for Radio Iran and was one of the founders of the program known as ''Gol'hā'' (Flowers). He also conducted the ''Gol'hā'' Orchestra, for which he composed many pieces and revised the original compositions of his contemporaries as well as older masters, such as Āref and Sheydā. Although revised, the compositions retained all their original characteristics. Khāleghi's compositions are not limited to what he wrote for ''Gol'hā''. In addition to such masterpieces as ''Mey-e Nāb'' (Pure Wine), ''Āh-e Sahar'' (Sigh at Dawn), ''Hālā Cherā'' (Why Now?), and ''Chang-e Rudaki'' (Rudaki's Harp), he composed many other lyrical pieces and hymns, which were mostly patriotic. These include such works as ''

Ey Iran "Ey Irân" ( fa, ای ایران, , lit. ''O Iran!'') is an Iranian patriotic song that serves as the country's unofficial national anthem. The music was composed by Ruhollâh Xâleqi, and the lyrics were written by Hossein Gol-e-Golâb. Not ...

'' (see Gholām-Hossein Banān) and the Hymn for Azarbaijan. Khāleghi established The ''National Music Society'' and ''Persian National Music Conservatory'' in 1949 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 ...

. He believed

Persian classical music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (also known as ''Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through the coun ...

must turn into a polyphonic music to become more attractive. He died in 1965 in

and was buried in

Zahir o-dowleh Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery ( fa, ظهيرالدوله) is located in Darband, close to Tajrish, Shemiran (now a neighbourhood inside Tehran's city limits) and many Iranian artists, poets and musicians are buried there. Notable burials * Ali Kh ...

cemetery,

Darband, Tehran Darband ( fa, دربند, ), formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran's metropolitan limits. It is the beginning of a popular hiking trail into Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran. A chairlift is also avail ...

References

External links

Ruhollah Khaleghi Artistic Center / ''Kanun-e Honari-e Rouhollah Khaleghi''
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Education

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