Behzad Ranjbaran, the Glossary
Behzad Ranjbaran (بهزاد رنجبران; born 1955, in Tehran, Iran) is a Persian composer, known for his virtuosic concertos and colorful orchestral music.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: Bloomington, Indiana, Concerto, Culture of Iran, David Diamond (composer), Doctor of Musical Arts, Ferdowsi, Indiana University Bloomington, Iran, James Lavino, Jay Greenberg (composer), Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Joseph Schwantner, Joshua Bell, Juilliard School, Neo-romanticism, New York City, Orchestra, Persian Trilogy, Persians, Piano, Renée Fleming, Shahnameh, Tehran, Vincent Persichetti, Yo-Yo Ma.
- Iranian classical composers
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States.
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Concerto
A concerto (plural concertos, or concerti from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble.
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Culture of Iran
The culture of Iran or culture of PersiaYarshater, Ehsan, Iranian Studies, vol.
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David Diamond (composer)
David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music.
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Doctor of Musical Arts
The doctor of musical arts (DMA) is a doctoral academic degree in music.
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Ferdowsi
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (ابوالقاسمفردوسی توسی; 940 – 1019/1025), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (فردوسی), was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking countries.
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Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
James Lavino
James Dixon Lavino (born March 7, 1973) is an American composer and songwriter, known especially for his choral music and his music for film and television.
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Jay Greenberg (composer)
Jay "Bluejay" Greenberg (born December 13, 1991) is an American composer and former child prodigy who entered the Juilliard School in 2002 at age 10.
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (born 7 September 1961)Michael & Joyce Kennedy, 2007.
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Joseph Schwantner
Joseph Clyde Schwantner (born March 22, 1943, Chicago, Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2002.
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Joshua Bell
Joshua David Bell (born December 9, 1967) is an American violinist and conductor.
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Juilliard School
The Juilliard School is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City.
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Neo-romanticism
The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in philosophy, literature, music, painting, and architecture, as well as social movements, that exist after and incorporate elements from the era of Romanticism.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
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Persian Trilogy
Persian Trilogy is a set of three orchestral works composed by Iranian classical musician, Behzad Ranjbaran.
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Persians
The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.
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Piano
The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings.
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Renée Fleming
Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions.
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Shahnameh
The Shahnameh (lit), also transliterated Shahnama, is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.
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Tehran
Tehran (تهران) or Teheran is the capital and largest city of Iran as well as the largest in Tehran Province.
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Vincent Persichetti
Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist.
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Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist.
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See also
Iranian classical composers
- Ahmad Pejman
- Alexander Rahbari
- Alireza Mashayekhi
- Arshad Tahmasbi
- Behzad Ranjbaran
- Fouzieh Majd
- Hossein Alizadeh
- Hossein Dehlavi
- Loris Tjeknavorian
- Mehdi Bozorgmehr
- Mehdi Hosseini
- Mehdi Rajabian
- Nader Mashayekhi
- Niloufar Nourbakhsh
- Reza Vali
- Saeed Farajpouri
- Yaghoub Sahaf