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tombak (2007), 00:04:53Madjid Tahriri http://icem.folkwang-hochschule.de/~tahriri
Nationality: Iran
Residence: Germany
Biography: Tahriri, Madjid (*1981 Tehran) is an iranian composer. In early years he took piano, music theory and composition lessons. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree of Arts (Piano, Musicology) from the Azad University,Tehran in 2004 and was pianist in the iranian „Melal- Orchestra“. Since 2006 he is studying instrumental and electronic composition at the „Folkwang-Hochschule Essen“, Germany with Prof. Dirk Reith, Prof. Günter Steinke and Prof. Thomas Neuhaus. Madjid Tahriris music is performed at international Festivals, such as Fadjr Musik Festival -Tehran 2002, Festival Musica Acoustica Peking 2008, Festival Champs Libres– Straßbourg (France) 2008, JSEM/MSJ Electroacoustic Festival- Nagoya (Japan) 2009. In 2009 he was selected for the interdisciplinary competition and workshop „operare 09“ in Berlin (Germany). In the same year Madjid Tahriri obtained the Folkwang Price in the category composition. His compositions have been published at Hermes- Verlag (Trio-1, 2007) and on several recordings. Madjid Tahriri is one of the founders of the „Iranian Society of Contemporary Composers“ (ISCC). The aim of this society is to raise the acceptance of contemporary music in Iran through concerts, articles and lectures.
Program Notes: Tombak is an iranian Percussion Instrument, capable of performing very complex rhythms. My piece tries to discover new playing techniques for the Tombak, which usually aren’t playable on this Instrument. (Such as Pitch Changes, sustained Notes, Accords, to name a few) The basic idea of the Compositon is a conversation between 3 different Tombak (low, middle and high register). Each of the 3 Instruments has its own character.
Studio of Composition: Home
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Software Used: Csound
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Appeared In:
CEC: Sonus
CEC: JTTP 2009
Others: Deep Wireless 7 (New Adventures in Sound Art) CD: 1, Track: 03
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Madjid Tahriri
