Javād Ma'roufi جواد معـروفی | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1912 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | December 1993 (aged 80–81) Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Persian classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Javād Ma'roufi (Persian: جواد معروفی), (1912 in Tehran – December 7, 1993, in Tehran) was an Iranian composer and pianist.
Biography
Javād Ma'roufi was born in Tehran to the musician father Musā Ma'roufi and mother Ozrā Ma'roufi (or Ezra Ma'roufi) who were both distinguished pupils of Darvish Khan, a renowned music master of the time in Iran. Javād Ma'roufi lost his mother at a young age,[1] and consequently grew up with his paternal family. He was taught in music first by his father, playing both the tar and the violin. At age fourteen, he attended the Academy of Music of which Ali-Naqi Vaziri was the director and where he studied the piano under the music master Tatiana Kharatian. During this period he studied works by Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.
His more well-known compositions include "Jila Fantasy", "Golden dreams", and "Ashura".[2]
Death
Ma'roufi died in the morning of Tuesday 7 December 1993 (16 Āzar 1372 AH) in a hospital in Tehran.
Notes
- ↑ The biography from which this information has been drawn indicates that Javād Ma'roufi was five years old when his sister Narges Ma'roufi was born and that Ms Ozrā Ma'roufi died "several years later". See the biographical section of the Official Website of Ostād Javād Ma'roufi.
- ↑ "Javad Ma'roufi, Symbol of Iranian Piano". 2005-12-08. Archived from the original on 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
External links
- (in Persian) Official Website of Ostād Javād Ma'roufi
- Javad Maroufi webpage at Rouhollah Khaleghi Artistic Center (Kanun-e Honari-e Rouhollah Khaleghi Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine)
- An article about Javad Maroufi
- Iran Daily article about Javad Maroufi (PDF)