Hispanopedia WikiJalil Shahnaz (22 May 1921 – 17 June 2013; Persian: جلیل شهناز) was a Persian classical music musician and a virtuoso of the Persian musical instrument, tar.[1]
Biography
Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahnaz studied under the supervision of his brother, Hossein Shahnaz, and befriended Hassan Kassai, a ney player.[2]
According to the book Persian Musicians by Pejman Akbarzadeh:
"Shahnaz started his activities in 1949 at Radio Isfahan and in 1957 he was invited to cooperate with Radio Tehran. In the capital he worked as a soloist at ''Golha program'' and also later he was quite active at Persian music programs of Shiraz/Persepolis Arts Festival. Shahnaz in the late 1980s became a member of "Persian Music Maestros Ensemble".
The ensemble performed various concerts inside and outside of Iran."[3]
Persian classical vocalist Shajarian named his most recent musical group "Shahnaz" in honor of Maestro Shahnaz.[4]
Shahnaz died in Tehran on 17 June 2013.
Works
- "Atr Afshan" (tar solo, accompanied by Mohammad Esmaeili, tombak).
- "Zaban-e tar" (tar solo, accompanied by Jahangir Malek, tombak).
- "15 Pieces for Tar & Setar" (transcribed by Houshang Zarif). Soroud Publications, Tehran, 2000.
See also
References
- ↑"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑"به مناسبت سالروز میلاد جلیل شهناز". Musiceiranian.ir. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑"Vlogs: Jalil Shahnaz, Persian Music Maestro Passes Away". iroon.com. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑محمود خوشنام کارشناس موسیقی (2009-09-09). "BBC فارسی - صدای شما - شجریان، درخشانی و شهناز؛ شبی از شبهای خوش غربت". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- 1921 births
- Iranian composers
- Iranian tar players
- Iranian classical musicians
- 2013 deaths
- Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art
- Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Music
- Iranian musician stubs