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==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Ostad Abol Hasan Saba-Manoochehr Sadeghi-Faramarz Payvar.jpg|thumb|left|[[Manoochehr Sadeghi]] (left), Ostad Saba (middle), [[Faramarz Payvar]] (right)]]
[[File:Ostad Abol Hasan Saba-Manoochehr Sadeghi-Faramarz Payvar.jpg|thumb|left|[[Manoochehr Sadeghi]] (left), Saba (middle), [[Faramarz Payvar]] (right)]]


He was born in [[Tehran]] to Abul Qasim Khan ''Kamal ol-Saltaneh'', son of Mohammad Jafar Khan ''Sadr ol-Hekma'', son of Mahmud Khan Kashi ''Malak ol-Shoara'' ''Sadr ol-Shoara'' ''Saba ol-Shoara'', son of Mohammad Hossain Khan ''Malak ol-Shoara''. He studied several of [[Iranian musical instruments|Iranian]] and non Iranian musical instruments and became an [[Ostad]] in [[radif (music)|Radif]], but selected violin and setar as his specific instruments. He was a student of [[Mirza Abdollah]] as well as [[Darvish Khan]].<ref name=A />
He was born in [[Tehran]] to Abul Qasim Khan ''Kamal ol-Saltaneh'', son of Mohammad Jafar Khan ''Sadr ol-Hekma'', son of Mahmud Khan Kashi ''Malak ol-Shoara'' ''Sadr ol-Shoara'' ''Saba ol-Shoara'', son of Mohammad Hossain Khan ''Malak ol-Shoara''. He studied several [[Iranian musical instruments|Iranian]] and non-Iranic musical instruments and became an [[Ostad]] in [[Radif (music)|Radif]], but he selected violin and setar as his specific instruments. He was a student of [[Mirza Abdollah]] as well as [[Darvish Khan]].<ref name=A />


Saba is considered one of Iran's most influential figures in traditional and instrumental [[Persian traditional music|Persian music]].<ref name=A /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-101815.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825154005/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-101815.aspx |archivedate=2010-08-25 }}</ref> His first recording for radio was in 1927 when he played violin accompanying Iran's famous singer Ruhangis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iranian Music - Abolhasan Saba - Hipersia|url=https://hipersia.com/en/news.cfm?id=69|access-date=2020-07-15|website=hipersia.com}}</ref>
Saba is one of Iran's most influential traditional and instrumental [[Persian traditional music|Persian music]] figures.<ref name=A /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-101815.aspx |title=زندگینامه: ابوالحسن صبا (1281-1336) |accessdate=2010-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825154005/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-101815.aspx |archivedate=2010-08-25 }}</ref> His first radio recording was in 1927 when he played violin alongside Iran's famous singer Ruhangis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iranian Music - Abolhasan Saba - Hipersia|url=https://hipersia.com/en/news.cfm?id=69|access-date=2020-07-15|website=hipersia.com}}</ref>


=== Notable Pupils ===
=== Notable Pupils ===
[[File:Saba father tomb.jpg|thumb|The graveside of Saba is prohibited from visitor access. His father's tomb in the same cemetery, seen here, is open to the public. The cemetery is located in [[Darband (Tehran)|Darband]], [[Shemiran]], [[Tehran]].]]
[[File:Saba father tomb.jpg|thumb|The graveside of Saba is prohibited from visitor access. His father's tomb in the same cemetery, seen here, is open to the public. The cemetery is located in [[Darband (Tehran)|Darband]], [[Shemiran]], [[Tehran]].]]


Amongst his many students who went on to become great masters of Persian traditional music were [[Faramarz Payvar]], [[Manoochehr Sadeghi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santur.com/curvitae.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004092353/http://www.santur.com/curvitae.html |archivedate=2011-10-04 }}</ref> [[Habibollah Badiei]], [[Rahmatollah Badiyi]], Abbas Emadi, [[Ali Tajvidi]], Mahmoud Tajbakhsh, [[Sassan Sepanta]], [[Saeid Gharachorloo]], [[Parviz Yahaghi]], [[Dariush Safvat]], [[Gholam-Hossein Banan]] and [[Hossein Tehrani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Abolhasan Saba|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/asaba/abolhasan_saba.php|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.iranchamber.com}}</ref>
Amongst his many students who went on to become great masters of Persian traditional music were [[Faramarz Payvar]], [[Manoochehr Sadeghi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santur.com/curvitae.html |title=Biography |accessdate=2011-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004092353/http://www.santur.com/curvitae.html |archivedate=2011-10-04 }}</ref> [[Habibollah Badiei]], [[Rahmatollah Badiyi]], Abbas Emadi, [[Ali Tajvidi]], Mahmoud Tajbakhsh, [[Sassan Sepanta]], [[Saeid Gharachorloo]], [[Parviz Yahaghi]], [[Dariush Safvat]], [[Gholam-Hossein Banan]] and [[Hossein Tehrani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Abolhasan Saba|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/asaba/abolhasan_saba.php|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.iranchamber.com}}</ref>


He died in 1957 and was buried in [[Tehran]]'s [[Zahir o-dowleh]] Cemetery of artists and musicians.
He died in 1957 and was buried in [[Tehran]]'s [[Zahir o-dowleh]] Cemetery of Artists and Musicians.


== Saba Museum ==
== Saba Museum ==
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<references />
<references />
* Separ, Mohammad Taqi ''Lesan ol-Mamalek''. ''Tarikh-e Qajarieh''. A Chronicle of the Qajar Period from Shah Quli Khan Qajar to Naser ed-din Shah's first six years.
* Separ, Mohammad Taqi ''Lesan ol-Mamalek''. ''Tarikh-e Qajarieh''. A Chronicle of the Qajar Period from Shah Quli Khan Qajar to Naser ed-din Shah's first six years.
* Abolhasan Saba [https://themagicofcolours.wordpress.com/2022/01/ پیکسوتان موسیقی ایران_ابوالحسن صبا]


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Iranian violinists]]
[[Category:People from Tehran]]
[[Category:Musicians from Tehran]]
[[Category:20th-century violinists]]
[[Category:20th-century violinists]]
[[Category:20th-century composers]]
[[Category:20th-century composers]]

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Abolhasan Saba
Background information
Born(1902-04-15)April 15, 1902
OriginTehran, Iran
DiedDecember 19, 1957(1957-12-19) (aged 55)
GenresPersian music
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Violin, setar

Abolhasan Saba (Persian: ابوالحسن صبا; April 15, 1902 – December 19, 1957) was a renowned Iranian composer, violinist, and setar player.[1]

Biography[edit]

Manoochehr Sadeghi (left), Saba (middle), Faramarz Payvar (right)

He was born in Tehran to Abul Qasim Khan Kamal ol-Saltaneh, son of Mohammad Jafar Khan Sadr ol-Hekma, son of Mahmud Khan Kashi Malak ol-Shoara Sadr ol-Shoara Saba ol-Shoara, son of Mohammad Hossain Khan Malak ol-Shoara. He studied several Iranian and non-Iranic musical instruments and became an Ostad in Radif, but he selected violin and setar as his specific instruments. He was a student of Mirza Abdollah as well as Darvish Khan.[1]

Saba is one of Iran's most influential traditional and instrumental Persian music figures.[1][2] His first radio recording was in 1927 when he played violin alongside Iran's famous singer Ruhangis.[3]

Notable Pupils[edit]

The graveside of Saba is prohibited from visitor access. His father's tomb in the same cemetery, seen here, is open to the public. The cemetery is located in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran.

Amongst his many students who went on to become great masters of Persian traditional music were Faramarz Payvar, Manoochehr Sadeghi,[4] Habibollah Badiei, Rahmatollah Badiyi, Abbas Emadi, Ali Tajvidi, Mahmoud Tajbakhsh, Sassan Sepanta, Saeid Gharachorloo, Parviz Yahaghi, Dariush Safvat, Gholam-Hossein Banan and Hossein Tehrani.[5]

He died in 1957 and was buried in Tehran's Zahir o-dowleh Cemetery of Artists and Musicians.

Saba Museum[edit]

Saba Museum, Tehran.

Upon Saba's will in 1974, after his death, the faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran turned his private house into a museum.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "BBC Persian". bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "زندگینامه: ابوالحسن صبا (1281-1336)". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. ^ "Iranian Music - Abolhasan Saba - Hipersia". hipersia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  4. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. ^ "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Abolhasan Saba". www.iranchamber.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  6. ^ Manager. "Museum of Abolhasan Saba – Tehran". travital.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.

External links[edit]

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