Role Pianist Name Morteza Mahjubi | ||
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Music director Thicker Than Paint Thinner Albums The Art of the Piano 1, The Art of the Piano 2 Similar People Gholam‑Hossein Banan, Reza Mahjubi, Javad Maroufi, Abolhasan Saba, Ali Tajvidi | ||
Morteza mahjubi the art of the piano 1 excerpt1
Morteza Mahjubi (1900 – 21 March 1965) was an Iranian pianist and composer. He was a piano soloist for the Golha radio programme.
Contents
- Morteza mahjubi the art of the piano 1 excerpt1
- Caravan solo piano morteza mahjubi in memory of reza mahjubi
- Early life
- Teachers
- Performance Style
- Compositions
- Students
- References
Caravan solo piano morteza mahjubi in memory of reza mahjubi
Early life
Morteza Mahjubi (Persian: مرتضى محجوبى) was born in 1900, in Tehran, Iran. His father, Abbas Ali (Persian: عباسعلى), known as Nazer (Persian: ناظر), played the Ney. His mother, Fakhr-o-SSaadaat (Persian: فخر السادات), played the piano. Mahjubi's parents sent him, along with his older brother Reza, to Hossein Hang Afarin who taught Reza the violin and Morteza the piano.
At the age of ten, Morteza performed a concert accompanying Aref Qazvini in cinema Farus (Persian: سينماى فاروس). In the following years, he went on to perform with other musicians including Darvish Khan, Seyyed Hossein Taherzadeh (Persian: سيد حسين طاهرزاده), and Hossein Esmail Zadeh (Persian: حسين اسماعيل زاده).
Teachers
His first teacher was Hossein Hang Afarin from whom he learned the preliminary studies. He was then sent to Mahmoud Mofakham to further his studies of the piano and radif. He also studied with other musicians including Darvish Khan, Hossein Esmail Zadeh, Hajikhan Zarbgir, and Seyyed Hossein Taherzadeh.
Performance Style
Mahjubi's performance style was improvisational. According to Navvab Safa, he never planned or prepared for his performances, and if he played a piece ten times he would play it differently each time.
Compositions
Mahjubi has composed many tasnifs (ballads), pīshdarāmads (rhythmic preludes), and rengs (rhythmic pieces). A noteworthy example is his composition "Man az Rooze Azal Divane Boodam" ("I Was Bewildered From Pre-eternity"). This tasnif has been performed by Gholam-Hossein Banan. While Mahjubi was unfamiliar with western notation, he devised a notation system similar to Siaaq (a set of symbols used in premodern times to note the weight of merchandise or monetary figures), which he used to transcribe musical ideas.
Students
Mahjubi had many students the most famous of whom is Fakhri Malekpour who studied with Mahjubi over a period of twelve years.