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Ruhollâh Xâleqi ( fa, , born 1906 in
Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also 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 221,389 households, ma ...
,
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– 12 November 1965 in
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,
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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, a small town near
Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also 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 221,389 households, ma ...
, in a musically minded family. He first became acquainted with the tar, but later started to learn to play the violin. As soon as Ali-Naqi Vaziri 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
University of Tehran 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 pro ...
.


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 U.S.S.R. 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''. 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'' (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 pop ...
. 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 c ...
must turn into a polyphonic music to become more attractive. He died in 1965 in
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,
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and was buried in Zahir o-dowleh cemetery, Darband, Tehran.


See also

*
Music of Iran The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop. Iranian music inf ...
* List of Iranian musicians * List of Iranian composers


References


External links


Ruhollah Khaleghi Artistic Center / ''Kanun-e Honari-e Rouhollah Khaleghi''
from Ostād Javād Ma'roufi's Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Khaleghi, Ruhollah 1906 births 1965 deaths Iranian composers Iranian conductors (music) Iranian tar players Iranian violinists Music educators Iranian writers about music People from Kerman Province Persian classical musicians 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century violinists 20th-century composers Iranian music historians 20th-century Iranian people