Hossein Amami, a prominent reed player, composer and researcher of Iranian music, died on November 14, 1405 in America.
Hossein Amami was one of the well-known figures of Iranian music who was active in the field of playing, teaching and researching music for many years.
Hossein Al-Gami was born in 1323 in Isfahan. He started playing music with his father and started playing reeds at the age of 14. From 1347, he began to learn reeds from master Hasan Kasaei and at the same time learned the vocal line from Mahmoud Karimi. He also performed and recorded programs on Iranian radio and television.
He taught at the Music Preservation and Diffusion Center, the Music Conservatory and the Faculty of Fine Arts, and after leaving Iran in 1363, he continued his educational activities in Europe and America. His teaching places include the Center for Oriental Music Studies in Paris and the University of California and Washington. He also holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of Florence.
This artist was one of the followers of the Isfahan school of reed playing and had innovations in the field of reed structure. Among his works, we can mention the albums “Reed Solo”, “Ni Hazar Avai Eshgh”, “Sharh Eshgh”, “Sarmest”, “Chahargah-Bayat Turk” and “Atesh Eshgh”.
The death of this artist is considered a loss for the Iranian music community and reed instrument lovers.
