- Samin Baghtcheban
Samin Baghtcheban (PerB| ثمین باغچهبان , variations: Baghcheban, Baqcheban, Bahceban) (b. 1925- d.
19 March 2008 ), was anIranian Azeri musician ,composer , author and translator.Biography
Samin Baghtcheban was the son of
Jabbar Baghtcheban , a leading Iranian educator and pioneer ofPersian sign language . He was born in 1925 inTabriz , and grew up inShiraz andTehran , where his father established the first modern kindergartens and schools for the deaf in Iran.In 1944 he was awarded a scholarship to study music composition in
Ankara State Conservatory , where he met his future wifeEvelyn Baghtchban , a Turkish Armenian, pianist and soprano singer. The couple returned to Iran in 1949 and started teaching inTehran Conservatory . [چهره هایی از پدرم (Samin Baghtchehban, "Snapshots from My Father"), ISBN 964-341-209-1]In 1984 he moved to Turkey with his family where he continued his activities and composed several new pieces, some of which were performed by Manouchehr Sahbai in Switzerland. [چهره هایی از پدرم (Samin Baghtchehban, "Snapshots from My Father"), ISBN 964-341-209-1] He died in Istanbul on 19 March 2008. [ثمین باغچه بان درگذشت [http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2008/04/080405_an-samin.shtml BBC Persian] ]
Music
Throughout his career he composed numerous pieces based on Iranian folklore or mythology. His most popular work is
Rangin Kamoon album (rainbow in Persian), a collection of symphonic and choral tunes for children.Literary Works
Between 1948 and 1979, in addition to his composition activities, he wrote and translated several books and articles. Baghtcheban translated several books by Turkish authors
Nazim Hikmat ,Yaşar Kemal and introduced the humoristAziz Nesin to Iranians. [ [http://www.etemaad.com/Released/87-01-29/259.htm#20672 Etemaad Newspaper] ] [ [http://www.harmonytalk.com/id/1536 Harmonytalk music magazine] ]References
External links
* Jadid online: My brother Samin (a multimedia presentation on Baghtchehban's life) [http://www.jadidonline.com/story/08042008/ssmin_baghcheban برادرم ثمین]
* BBC Persian news: Baghtcheban died [http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2008/04/080405_an-samin.shtml ثمین باغچه بان درگذشت]
* Baghtcheban's Obituary in BBC Persian [http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2008/04/080406_an-mv-samin.shtml رنگین کمان کودکی ما بود...؛ به یاد ثمین باغچه بان]
* Baghtcheban's Obituary in Etemaad Newspaper [http://www.etemaad.com/Released/87-01-18/252.htm#18714 به بهانه درگذشت ثمين باغچه بان]
* Book review of Baghtcheban's "Snapshots from My Father" [http://www.fer2s.blogfa.com/post-391.aspx نقدي بر کتاب چهره هايي از پدرم]
* Presentation of Rangin Kamoon album (with audio samples) [http://www.harmonytalk.com/id/744 نوروز تو راهه...]
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