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Abol-Hassan Saba
1903: Born in
Tehran; He was the son of Mr. Abol-Qasem Khan Saba (Kamal-ol-Saltaneh)
and Mrs. Ameneh Rais. His grandfather was Mahmoud Khan
Saba (Malek-ol-Shoara), a great poet of Qajar period.
1907: Learning
Tombak in the class of Robabeh Ravan-bakhsh
1909: Learning
Se-Tar in the school of Mirza Abdollah for 3 years
1910: Elmieh
School, Tehran
1912: Learning Tar
in the school of Dervish Khan
1913: Learning
Kamancheh in the school of Hussein Ismail-zadeh and
Violin in the school of Hussein Hang-Afarin
1914: Finishing
Dervish Khan's School and receiving the best award
"Golden Battle-axe"
1915: Learning
Santour in the school of Mirza Ali Akbar Shahi
1916: Studying in
American school (Jordan) and learning classic music
1922: Leaving the
school, while learning music full time
1923: Studying in
Music Institute
1927: "Ey
Vatan" and "Zard Malijeh", with Saba's
violin is recorded.
1929: Saba is
elected as the manager of Rasht Music School by Klonel
Vaziri.
1931: Returned to
Tehran and opened his private music class in his home
1932: He married
with "Montakhab Esfandyar Kouh-navard",an
Iranian famous tailor, Nima's cousin; then he
had 3 daughters, Qazaleh, Jaleh & Roksana. He had
recorded some pieces by Columbia Co.
1936: A travel
to Syria and Lebanon and recording some pieces; A
concert with Qamar; Serious music teaching
1937: He
established Santour class in Tehran with Habib Samai,
which has come from Meshed; he attended as a student
in this class.
1938: A travel
to Damascus and Beirut and recording some pieces
1939: He
returned to Tehran and he founded "Tehran
Radio"; he worked there his whole life.
1940: Saba
learnt painting at Kamal-olmolk painting classes.
1941:
Cooperation with "Music Magazine";
Establishment of "Novin Orchestra"; a
concert in "Music College" for attending
Tajik artists in Iran
1944: Membership
in "Culture Ministry" as the chef of
"Iran Fine Arts Orchestra, No. 1";
Publishing his first book on violin playing (Radif,
volume 1)
1945: Publishing
his second book on violin playing (Radif, volume 2);
"Deylaman" folklore with Javad Maroufi and
Banan
1946: Habib
Samai deceased. He continued his way for Santour.
1947: Membership
in Fine Arts Bureau, chef of its orchestra
1948:
Saba, Rouhollah Khaleqi and Banan acted in "Life
Storm" movie, by Ali Darya Beigi (director)
1949:
Published the first volume of his book on Santour
1950: Receiving
the "Art First Medal"
1952: Saba's
portrait was printed on the volume of the newly
established magazine: "Iran Music"
1953: Some
concerts in Rasht and Anzali, Norouz; established of
the first great Iranian music by Saba; published
serial 7 essays on Santour in "Iran Music"
magazine; "Snail" article in "Iran
Music" magazine; composed "30 Tir"
political national song, with Hussein Gol Golab and
Hussein Malek (Hussein Malek was arrested)
1954:
Qamar had her last program in radio with Saba's violin
in "Abu-Ata"; received "Chopin Profile
Medal" from the Poland's ambassador; 2 articles
in Iran Music magazine
1956:
Chef of the Fine Arts Central Bureau No. 1 Orchestra;
interview with Tehran Radio
1957:
Abol-Hassan Saba deceased on December 19. He buried in
Zahir-oldoleh Cemetery. Shah ordered to make his house
with all his works, things and instruments... as a
permanent museum; Many commemoration ceremonies was
held in different cities of Iran; a special issue of
Music magazine published for the commemoration of Saba;
His orchestra, Iran Fine Arts Central Bureau
Orchestra's name changed to "Saba Orchestra"
(chef: Hossein dehlavi)
.
1958: Saba's
article (Tombak) published in Iran Music magazine;
Mohammad Baharlou published his "Tar &
Se-Tar".
1959: Hossein
Dehlavi continued his way with orchestra by composing
"Shoushtari".
1960: Another
article of Saba was published in Iran Music magazine.
1968: "Saba
Orchestra" closed after ten years working with
the management of Hossein Dehlavi
1973: Ahmad Reza
Ahmadi published "Life and Works of Saba"
1974: In
November, Ali Akbar Shahbazi inaugurated Saba Museum
(his house: No. 92, Zahirol-Islam St.) and all the
masters were invited to take music classes in the
museum; Museum Central Bureau published Saba's
Biography; Bahman Hirbod, th editor of the only
private music magazine "Iran Music"
deceased.
1975:
Khatereh Parvaneh, Ismail Navab Safa, Mehdi Khaledi,
Ali Tajvidi and Faramarz Payvar... had a concert in
"Roudaki Hall" in the memorial of 18 years
of the lack Saba.
1976: Pari Safa
published "Abol-Hassan Saba Memorial" book.
1983: Saba
Museum was opened.
1984...
many articles,
books, music... were issued for Saba's memorial
.
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