Faramarz Payvar

Farāmarz Pāyvar
Born	Farāmarz Pāyvar February 10, 1933 Tehran, Iran
Died	December 9, 2009 (aged 76) Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Composer, player of Santour

Master Farāmarz Pāyvar (10 February 1933, Tehran – 9 December 2009, Tehran) (Persian: فرامرز پایور‎‎) was an Iranian composer and santur player. Payvar died on December 9, 2009 after a long struggle with brain damage.^[1]

Works

	Concertino for Santur and Orchestra, by Faramarz Payvar and Hossein Dehlavi.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

• Concertino for santūr and Orchestra (Pāyvar-Dehlavi) (1958)
• The Radif of Sabā for Santur in three volumes by F. Pāyvar and Dāryūš Safvat (FerdowsiPublication,Tehran) (1958)
• Dialogue (Goftegū), duet for Santur and violin (1959)
• Preliminary book in Santur playing (Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (1960)
• Thirty Chāhārmezrāb for the Santur(Department of Art and Culture Publication, Tehran) (1971)
• The second book of the Radif of Sabā for Santur by F. Pāyvar and Dāryūš Safvat (Ferdowsi Publication,Tehran) (1974)
• Eight musical pieces for the Santur (Department of Art and Culture Publication, Tehran) (1979)
• Parniān, duet for Santur and Tār (1980)
• Radif Chapkūk for Santur (in women's voice registration) for the santur (1981)
• A collection of pishdarāmad and Rengs (1981)
• A collection of pishdarāmad and Rengs (arranged for the violin) (1982)
• Chamber music for Santūr (1982)
• Fānūs, duet for two Santurs (1982)
• Theory of Western and Iranian music (1983)
• Reng-e šahrāšūb (1984)
• Elementary Radif for Santur (1988)
• Rahgozar, duet for santur and flute (Otāqe Čāp Publication, Tehran) (1989)
• The Vocal Radif and old Tasnifs, according to the version of Abdollah Davami, Collected by F. Pāyvar.(Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (1998)
• Santur Courses, Radif of Maestro Abolhassan Saba, compiled and edited by Faramarz Payvar, rewritten by Pejman Azarmina (1999, ISBN 964-6409-39-3)
• Fālgūš, seven pieces for Santur (Māhūr Publication, Tehran) (2000)

Partial discography

• Improvisation in dašti and afšāri, F. Pāyvar, santur and H. Tehrāni, Tombak.
• Album Yādegāri (the memorial album) in dastgāhs šūr and segāh, F. Pāyvar, santur and M. Esmāili, Tombak.
• Goftegū (dialogue), duets for santūr and other instruments composed by F. Pāyvar
• In memorial of Habib Samai, F. Pāyvar, Santūr solo in dastgāhs šūr and čhāhārgāh.
• Dašti concert. Pāyvar ensemble and Shajariān (vocal)
• Del-e Sheyda, Pāyvar Ensemble (Masters of Classical Persian Music) and Shahram Nazeri (vocals).
• Layli & Majnoun, Pāyvar Ensemble (Masters of Classical Persian Music) and Shahram Nazeri (vocals).
• Bayāt-e Kord: F. Pāyvar, santūr and H. Tehrani, Tombak in dastgāh Bayāt-e Kord and solo Tombak in various rhythm improvised by Tehrani.
• Šahrāšūb, F. Pāyvar, santūr solo in šūr, abū atā and dašti. Mahur
• Iranian folk music, arranged by F. Pāyvar. Pāyvar Ensemble and Simā Binā (vocal).
• Hekāyate Del, in dastgāh šūr. Pāyvar Ensemble with A. Rostamiān (vocal).
• Mahūr and Segāh, Masters Ensemble conducted by F. Pāyvar and Shahidi (vocal).
• Rahāvard, played by Masters, J. Shahnāz, tār, M. Esmāili, Tombak, and F. Pāyvar, Santur.
• Kerešme, in dastgāhs segāh and afšāri, played by Pāyvar Ensemble.

References

1. Veteran Iranian composer Faramarz Payvar dies Press TV. Retrieved on December 10, 2009.

• Qmars Piraglu (Former Siamak Noory) "Farāmarz Pāyvar and his place in Iranian music"/ Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Melbourne, 2002

External links

• Short Bio
• Mehdi Setāyesh'gar, The Master of Eternal Mezrabs, in Persian, Jadid Online, 15 December 2009, .
  • Audio slideshow: (4 min 9 sec).
• Faramarz Payvar - Daily Telegraph obituary