Farabi radio symphonic orchestra was founded by Morteza Hannaneh Tehran-Iran in 1963
MortezaHannaneh is the true founder of the modern national music in Iran .I think it doesn't need to explain his biography to the Iranian and the interested persons in Iranian modern national music. Every one knows that graduated from the Tehran conservatory. (HonarestaneAliyeMusiqi , he cooperated with ParvizMahmood, the famous composer who supported him to found the Tehran symphonic orchestra. from (1952 to 1954)he was the conductor of this orchestra. He went to Italy to study more and research on music in late 1954 . Getting remarkable scientific experiences on music, he returned to Iran after eight years .
MortezaHannaneh and his colleagues : FereydoonNasseri the late , kasravi and Mrs. Shahniya for the second time in Iran music history succeeded to found another symphonic orchestra named Farabi in Iran radio . MortezaHannanehwas invited by UNESCO to take part in the congress of the first world modern composers in Paris on June1966 .This was the first time that Iran was invited to take part in such congress. You know that every year, the world modern composers were invited to Paris, on June. The composers should introduce their recorded works, of their countries in that congress. The best work must be performed lively in front of the audience on the Paris radio & TV. The selected ten tops were broadcast all over the world. This introduces the different nation's music to the world and every country was presented to the musical works of another country. MortezaHannanehwas invited from Iran to the congress for the first time. while no countries but Japan and turkey were invited among the whole Asian and African countries. Even the former Eastern Germany (D.D.R) after the three-year conflict took part in the congress for the first time and introduced his modern music.
Some developing countries opposed against the invitation of Iran to the congress. But the head of congress mentioned that Iran has been one of the developed countries which his music has improved simultaneously with Europe. Hannaneh says, "Today's modern music is a composition of sounds and voices in which even the voice of animals is heard. The west world is thirsty to find new voices and sounds and tries to bring the music out of any oldness and sentimentalism. So every country whose musical works was combination of expressions and feelings, was called laughing stoke and disappointed to succeed. Morteza Hannaneh notes "first, I worried about this subject, and although I myself was witness of modern music improvement in Italy, I got my given tape again .But when I heard the work of Russians and some other nations which had a form and a frame of instrumental music, I decided to return my recorded music tape from Iran to the congress. This work was made by Hannaneh the own. Its name was "the Dream of the little devil" from oratorio accompanied with the voice of Hossein Sarshar as the Tenor soloist and performed by Farabi radio symphonic orchestra. Everyone who heard the work, had a very good opinion about it. So the Jury agreed that it is the best modern music among the whole works since Iran had had remarkable changes in its music. The head of congress expressed "we hope to hear more modern and interesting works and especially new voices from Iranian in near future." Rest of the countries werent happy for this decision but they had to buy the best work from Iran and broadcast it from their countries. It was even recorded on a gramophone disk and became a universal work in modern music of Iran. After Iran, the best works were as following: Poland, England Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Austria, Yugoslavia and France. Italy with 700 years\experience and Germany couldnt succeed in this competition. The jury even laughed at the modern music of the (former Soviet Union) Russians, and called them backward.
In this situation the work of Iran not only wasn't funny but also was the best one." I hope to take part of Iran in this congress for the next years with new modern works. I invited all Iranian composers to introduce their partitures to the scientific music section of radio.FarabiOrchestra started his activity From 1963 and then the interested people in new Iranian scientific music heard new works from radio that differed too much from the past. The music of Iran had come up to its life and it was expected to be continued more energetically and fondly .In this period FarabiOrchestra performed many brilliant works. Unfortunately and suddenly this Orchestra cut his activity after 10 years. Before talking about Hannaneh's resignation, it is better to say something about the activities of the orchestra and the reasons of stopping it . Fereydoon Nasseri mentioned, "One of the biggest problems about the orchestra was reporting unreal news about the spent money for activity of it .For example they announced this money 4 times more than the reality. Morteza Hannaneh said "I prove that the recording of Farabi orchestras cost very cheaper than the other orchestres. because the member of this orchestra were Frequently young and were paid just 15 tomans per 4 hours. While the elder ones got 200 tomans since we couldnt perform and record the "programs music" by a traditional instrument like "Tar", thus all of the orders were given to the Farabi orchestra."
Nasseri says, "This was just the only orchestra which could keep the respectability of music of Iran. Except the solo instruments, the records of this orchestra were the only work sent to other countries and even won the first prize of the congress in Paris. It was broadcast through many foreign Radios. Well was the problem of Iran music solved by resignation of Hannaneh and his colleagues? Was it a good decision? Every one had a different view. But Hannaneh finally announced that "Although all of my colleagues are worried about my resignation and make me change my decision, and according to their said, I shouldn't deliver this great responsibility to the artless persons. You know that our energy is limited and I can't to lerate the whole disturbances. specially in the field of art .I face the affected and faithless activities and persons making me not to perform any remarkable work. I proved during these years that I devoted my life to help the people and I was at their service. If you compare our works in Farabi orchestra with the same ones in other orchestras, you will get the differences and qualities. Thus this is the educated young turn, to try and continue this way. Having positive activities we expected to be supported at least. If I knew how to play instrument just for funny and earning I would surely do it. I hope my resignation is agreed. I think that every noble and hungry man and woman in Iran prefer living freely to live in a poisonous situation." As you see Morteza Hannane succeeded universally in the Paris UNESCO congress in 1966. His success had originated from forming Radio symphonic orchestra on the base of scientific and academic music ; making the modern music of Iran improve universally and internationally ; founding Farabi radio symphonic orchestra ; performing and recording the famous composers' works and also drag the Iranian music toward to polyphonic route's. Hannaneh worked on composing and researching on Iranian Modals music. He gradually completed his works and began to write music for many films. Of course he believed that compose music for films, wasnt an artistic activity. He studied on himself and discovered his style of Composition "Iranian ppolymodality, studying and researching on music which is heard clearly and easily in his works. Today his son, AmirAli Hannaneh continues his way .theory of" Modes Marriage" is the new VISION on modern Iranian music. Next article on the Blog:you will read about the concept of " Modern Music " which is based of Composition on new " fusion" of" world music" based on thesis, not anti thesis means. 25 October 2008 tehran.
MortezaHannaneh is the true founder of the modern national music in Iran .I think it doesn't need to explain his biography to the Iranian and the interested persons in Iranian modern national music. Every one knows that graduated from the Tehran conservatory. (HonarestaneAliyeMusiqi , he cooperated with ParvizMahmood, the famous composer who supported him to found the Tehran symphonic orchestra. from (1952 to 1954)he was the conductor of this orchestra. He went to Italy to study more and research on music in late 1954 . Getting remarkable scientific experiences on music, he returned to Iran after eight years .
MortezaHannaneh and his colleagues : FereydoonNasseri the late , kasravi and Mrs. Shahniya for the second time in Iran music history succeeded to found another symphonic orchestra named Farabi in Iran radio . MortezaHannanehwas invited by UNESCO to take part in the congress of the first world modern composers in Paris on June1966 .This was the first time that Iran was invited to take part in such congress. You know that every year, the world modern composers were invited to Paris, on June. The composers should introduce their recorded works, of their countries in that congress. The best work must be performed lively in front of the audience on the Paris radio & TV. The selected ten tops were broadcast all over the world. This introduces the different nation's music to the world and every country was presented to the musical works of another country. MortezaHannanehwas invited from Iran to the congress for the first time. while no countries but Japan and turkey were invited among the whole Asian and African countries. Even the former Eastern Germany (D.D.R) after the three-year conflict took part in the congress for the first time and introduced his modern music.
Some developing countries opposed against the invitation of Iran to the congress. But the head of congress mentioned that Iran has been one of the developed countries which his music has improved simultaneously with Europe. Hannaneh says, "Today's modern music is a composition of sounds and voices in which even the voice of animals is heard. The west world is thirsty to find new voices and sounds and tries to bring the music out of any oldness and sentimentalism. So every country whose musical works was combination of expressions and feelings, was called laughing stoke and disappointed to succeed. Morteza Hannaneh notes "first, I worried about this subject, and although I myself was witness of modern music improvement in Italy, I got my given tape again .But when I heard the work of Russians and some other nations which had a form and a frame of instrumental music, I decided to return my recorded music tape from Iran to the congress. This work was made by Hannaneh the own. Its name was "the Dream of the little devil" from oratorio accompanied with the voice of Hossein Sarshar as the Tenor soloist and performed by Farabi radio symphonic orchestra. Everyone who heard the work, had a very good opinion about it. So the Jury agreed that it is the best modern music among the whole works since Iran had had remarkable changes in its music. The head of congress expressed "we hope to hear more modern and interesting works and especially new voices from Iranian in near future." Rest of the countries werent happy for this decision but they had to buy the best work from Iran and broadcast it from their countries. It was even recorded on a gramophone disk and became a universal work in modern music of Iran. After Iran, the best works were as following: Poland, England Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Austria, Yugoslavia and France. Italy with 700 years\experience and Germany couldnt succeed in this competition. The jury even laughed at the modern music of the (former Soviet Union) Russians, and called them backward.
In this situation the work of Iran not only wasn't funny but also was the best one." I hope to take part of Iran in this congress for the next years with new modern works. I invited all Iranian composers to introduce their partitures to the scientific music section of radio.FarabiOrchestra started his activity From 1963 and then the interested people in new Iranian scientific music heard new works from radio that differed too much from the past. The music of Iran had come up to its life and it was expected to be continued more energetically and fondly .In this period FarabiOrchestra performed many brilliant works. Unfortunately and suddenly this Orchestra cut his activity after 10 years. Before talking about Hannaneh's resignation, it is better to say something about the activities of the orchestra and the reasons of stopping it . Fereydoon Nasseri mentioned, "One of the biggest problems about the orchestra was reporting unreal news about the spent money for activity of it .For example they announced this money 4 times more than the reality. Morteza Hannaneh said "I prove that the recording of Farabi orchestras cost very cheaper than the other orchestres. because the member of this orchestra were Frequently young and were paid just 15 tomans per 4 hours. While the elder ones got 200 tomans since we couldnt perform and record the "programs music" by a traditional instrument like "Tar", thus all of the orders were given to the Farabi orchestra."
Nasseri says, "This was just the only orchestra which could keep the respectability of music of Iran. Except the solo instruments, the records of this orchestra were the only work sent to other countries and even won the first prize of the congress in Paris. It was broadcast through many foreign Radios. Well was the problem of Iran music solved by resignation of Hannaneh and his colleagues? Was it a good decision? Every one had a different view. But Hannaneh finally announced that "Although all of my colleagues are worried about my resignation and make me change my decision, and according to their said, I shouldn't deliver this great responsibility to the artless persons. You know that our energy is limited and I can't to lerate the whole disturbances. specially in the field of art .I face the affected and faithless activities and persons making me not to perform any remarkable work. I proved during these years that I devoted my life to help the people and I was at their service. If you compare our works in Farabi orchestra with the same ones in other orchestras, you will get the differences and qualities. Thus this is the educated young turn, to try and continue this way. Having positive activities we expected to be supported at least. If I knew how to play instrument just for funny and earning I would surely do it. I hope my resignation is agreed. I think that every noble and hungry man and woman in Iran prefer living freely to live in a poisonous situation." As you see Morteza Hannane succeeded universally in the Paris UNESCO congress in 1966. His success had originated from forming Radio symphonic orchestra on the base of scientific and academic music ; making the modern music of Iran improve universally and internationally ; founding Farabi radio symphonic orchestra ; performing and recording the famous composers' works and also drag the Iranian music toward to polyphonic route's. Hannaneh worked on composing and researching on Iranian Modals music. He gradually completed his works and began to write music for many films. Of course he believed that compose music for films, wasnt an artistic activity. He studied on himself and discovered his style of Composition "Iranian ppolymodality, studying and researching on music which is heard clearly and easily in his works. Today his son, AmirAli Hannaneh continues his way .theory of" Modes Marriage" is the new VISION on modern Iranian music. Next article on the Blog:you will read about the concept of " Modern Music " which is based of Composition on new " fusion" of" world music" based on thesis, not anti thesis means. 25 October 2008 tehran.
