Darvish Khan
Darvish Khan (Persian: درویشخان, Gholam Hossein Darvish; 1872 – 22 November 1926) was a Persian classical musician and a tar player.[1]
Darvish Khan | |
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 Gholamhossein Darvish Khan, Iranian traditional musician | |
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| Born | 1872 |
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 1926 |
| Genres | Persian traditional music |
| Instruments | tar |
Biography
Darvish Khan was born in Tehran.
His teachers included his father and Aqa Hossein-Qoli Farahani. He was a member of the Aziz Soltan music group. Later, he attended the Dar ol-Fonoon Music School.
He played a concert at the Grand Hotel of Tehran with other great masters of Persian music of his time, including Aref Qazvini. Darvish left for London and Tbilisi to record
He died at the age of 54, on 22 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.
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gollark: It is possible to read and think while walking.
gollark: Think about it. Scouting is walking and whatever I don't know I haven't done it in several years.
gollark: Revise while scouting. Parallelism!
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See also
External links
- A biography
- from Rouhollah Khaleghi Artistic Center / Kanun-e Honari-e Rouhollah Khaleghi
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