Blog Archives – Mehdi Hosseini https://www.monodies.com/category/blog/ Composer Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:56:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.monodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-Хоссейни-e1550447459395-scaled-1-32x32.jpg Blog Archives – Mehdi Hosseini https://www.monodies.com/category/blog/ 32 32 In Memory of Avicenna: On Music, Sound, and the Persian Intellectual Tradition https://www.monodies.com/blog-20260824/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:55:07 +0000 https://www.monodies.com/?p=4221 Yesterday marked the commemoration of Avicenna (Ibn Sina, c. 980–1037), one of the greatest Persian philosophers and scientists of the 10th–11th centuries. I did not want to miss the opportunity to return to one aspect of his extraordinary intellectual legacy: his writings on music. Active across the Persianate world during the 10th and 11th centuries, […]

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]]> When a Composer Cannot Reach the Music https://www.monodies.com/blog-20260819/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:35:23 +0000 https://www.monodies.com/?p=4201 Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini shares his student's testimony of an attack in Iran and reflects on war, civilian suffering, and the interruption of artistic life.

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]]> In Memory of Shir-Mohammad Espandar: The Breath Behind Baluch in Three Movements https://www.monodies.com/blog-20260723/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:58:14 +0000 https://www.monodies.com/?p=4186 For me, however, Shir-Mohammad Espandar was far more than an extraordinary performer. He became an essential part of my own musical imagination.

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]]> The Symphony of a Civilization: Words on Humanity and Violence https://www.monodies.com/blog-20260407/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:27:14 +0000 https://www.monodies.com/?p=4135 A statement on the human cost of conflict, dehumanizing threats, and the importance of protecting culture, dignity, and peace.

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]]> Mehdi Hosseini – Monodies https://www.monodies.com/album/ Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:37:51 +0000 http://www.monodies.com/?p=562 The composer had a recording published in Tehran, which were written based on regional folk tunes from different parts of Iran.

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]]> The traditions and customs of the Bakhtiari are reflected in the names of their magham. https://www.monodies.com/bakhtiari/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.monodies.com/?p=478 The string quartet №.2 makes use of popular Bakhtiari folk tunes, each of which belongs to a certain magham.

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]]> Symphony of Monody https://www.monodies.com/symphony-monody/ Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:34:48 +0000 http://www.monodies.com/?p=621 The composer has endeavored to reveal the importance of multi sound forms used in eastern music as well as the rich heritage of regional music - all within a mono-thematic symphonic design – as a testimony to the Persian musical character and spirit.

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