André Hossein, born Aminulla Huseynov, also known as Aminollah Hossein ( fa, امینالله حسین; russian: Аминулла Гусейнов 1905, in
Samarkand
fa, سمرقند
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– 9 August 1983, in
Paris) was a French
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
of
Persian or
Azerbaijani
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* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
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* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
* Culture of Azerbaijan
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origin and a
tar soloist. Hossein was the first Persian composer who was able to present his works in international concerts.
Life and education
His son,
Robert Hossein, has written that André Hossein studied in
Moscow,
Russia and later in
Germany where he attended a music academy in
Stuttgart
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and the
Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. His fascination with ancient
Persia led him to convert to
Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical works such as "Persian Miniature", "I love my Country", and "Symphony Persepolis". He married Anna Mincovschi, a
Jewish comedy actress from
Soroca (
Bessarabia
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