Morteza Hannaneh
Musical career
Musical career
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Hannaneh studied [Horn](/wiki/Horn_%28instrument%29 "Horn (instrument)") at the Tehran Conservatory and basic composition under Parviz Mahmoud. Together, Hannaneh and Mahmoud are considered founders of [Tehran Symphony Orchestra](/wiki/Tehran_Symphony_Orchestra "Tehran Symphony Orchestra"). For a short period he was the principal conductor of this orchestra in 1953 to 1955s. Hannaneh also studied composition in Italy; and after his return to Iran he established [Farabi Orchestra](/wiki/Farabi_Orchestra "Farabi Orchestra") in [Radio Tehran](/wiki/Radio_Tehran "Radio Tehran") in 1963s. He won the first prize of ([International Rostrum of Composers](/wiki/International_Rostrum_of_Composers "International Rostrum of Composers")), 6–11 June 1966 "House of UNESCO", Paris.

Hannaneh also composed music for Iranian movies and is said to be the first Iranian composer to do so.

One of his most famous compositions for the cinema is the music he composed for [Hezar Dastan](/wiki/Hezar_Dastan "Hezar Dastan"), a movie directed by [Ali Hatami](/wiki/Ali_Hatami "Ali Hatami").

Hannaneh's most important works include "The Execrable [Capriccio](/wiki/Capriccio_%28music%29 "Capriccio (music)") per [pianoforte](/wiki/Pianoforte "Pianoforte") e [Orchestra](/wiki/Orchestra "Orchestra")"; "[Hezar Dastan](/wiki/Hezar_Dastan "Hezar Dastan") [Overture](/wiki/Overture "Overture")" (on a melody by [Morteza Neydavoud](/wiki/Morteza_Neydavoud "Morteza Neydavoud"); for [symphonic orchestra](/wiki/Symphonic_orchestra "Symphonic orchestra")); "In Memory of [Ferdowsi](/wiki/Ferdowsi "Ferdowsi")" (for soprano and [piano](/wiki/Piano "Piano")), the books "Lost Scales"; "The Even Harmony"; (in Persian), etc.

Hannaneh also composed two melodies ("Omaggio a Saadi" \& "Omaggio a Ferdowsi") for voice and [piano](/wiki/Piano "Piano"), which were recorded for the first time on the album "[Sounds of Ancestors](/wiki/Sounds_of_Ancestors "Sounds of Ancestors")" by [Anousha Nazari](/wiki/Anousha_Nazari "Anousha Nazari").

In addition to being an outstanding composer Morteza Hannaneh was a great teacher and mentor to many. One of his notable students is Canadian composer, conductor and strategist Joseph Lerner and Iranian musician [Amir Ali Hannaneh](/wiki/Amir_Ali_Hannaneh "Amir Ali Hannaneh").


What Iranian movies has Hannaneh composed music for?