Mirza Abdollah
Mirza Abdollah, also known as Agha Mirza Abdollah Farahani (Persian: میرزا عبدالله فراهانی) (1843–1918), was a tar and setar player. He is among the most significant musicians in Iran's history. Born in Shiraz, he and his younger brother Mirza Hossein Gholi started learning music from their father Ali Akbar Farahani who was a well-known musician.
Mirza Abdollah
He is best known for his radif for tar and setar and for his fruitful music lessons. Abolhasan Saba, Esmaeil Ghahremani and Ali-Naqi Vaziri were among his students.
Notable students
- Ali Naqi Vaziri
- Ali Akbar Shahnazi
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References
- Kazemi, Bahman, Farahani, Mehdi, Vahraz PourAhmad Call of Honor, Iranian academy for the Arts, Iran, Tehran, 2011
Bibliography
- Caton, Margaret. Baha'i Influences on Mirza Abdollah, Qajar Court Musician and Master of the Radif. In Juan Cole & Moojan Momen, "Studies in Babi and Baha'i History, Vol II: From Iran East & West," Kalimat Press, 1984, pp. 30–64.
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