Darvish Khan

Darvish Khan (Persian: درویش‌خان , Gholam Hossein Darvish, b. 1872 in Tehran - d. 22 November 1926) was a Persian classical musician and a tar player. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Persian music or Mousiqi Irani is the traditional and indigenous music of Iran and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983). ... Iranian Tar Woman playing the tar in a painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669 Iranian Tar The tar is a long-necked, waisted lute found in Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and other areas near the Caucasus region. ...

Biography

His teachers were from the most respected musician family of the 19th century in Iran. He was a member of the Aziz Soltan music group. Later, he attended the Dar ol-Fonoon Music School. He received the First-Class medal from the French government for his works and concerts for poor people. Dar al-Funun (Persian: دار الفنون), established 1851 was the first modern institution of higher learning in Persia. ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ...

He played an exceptional concert at the Grand Hotel of Tehran with other great masters of Persian music of his time. Moosiqi Asil or Persian music is the traditional and indigenous music of Persia and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983). ...

He died at the age of 54, on 22 of November 1926, in an accident. His carriage was hit by a lorry automobile which was very rare at that time. It is said that he was the first Iranian to be killed in a car accident.

External links

• A biography