Morteza Mahjubi

Morteza Mahjoobi (‎; 1900 – 21 March 1965) was an Iranian pianist and composer. He was a piano soloist for the Golha radio programme.

Early life Morteza Mahjoobi was born in 1900, in Tehran, Iran. His father, Abbas Ali , known as Nazer , played the Ney. His mother, Fakhr-o-SSaadaat , played the piano. Mahjoobi's parents sent him, along with his older brother Reza, to Hossein Hang Afarin who taught Reza the violin and Morteza the piano.

Compositions Mahjoobi has composed many tasnifs (ballads), pīshdarāmads (rhythmic preludes), and rengs (rhythmic pieces). A noteworthy example is his composition "Man az Rooze Azal Divane Boodam" ("I Was Bewildered From Pre-eternity"). This tasnif has been performed by Gholam-Hossein Banan. While Mahjbi was unfamiliar with western notation, he devised a notation system similar to Siaaq (a set of symbols used in premodern times to note the weight of merchandise or monetary figures), which he used to transcribe musical ideas.

Students

Mahjoobi had many students the most famous of whom is Fakhri Malekpour who studied with Mahjoobi over a period of twelve years.