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RANJBARAN, Behzad:
Born in Tehran (1955),
well-educated musically during childhood, he went to the United States
in 19 74
and completed his studies at Indiana University and the Juilliard
School in New York where he is now in faculty.
His compositions include a Violin Concerto, a Cello Concerto and
other large scale vocal an orchestral works. During his career he
has received many awards from various Art Councils, the National
Endowment of the Arts, ASCAP and the American Academy of Art and
Letters.
To compose one of his most important works (Persian Trilogy), he spent
more than 11 years. The trilogy is inspired by stories from
Shahnameh (the Book of Kings), the great epic poem written by the
legendary Persian poet Ferdowsi.
Released works
(Hermes Records) :
Persian Trilogy
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