Morteza Hannaneh

Morteza Hannaneh was an Iranian composer and musician.
He composed for some movies, such as Fleeing the Trap in 1971.

Musical career

Hannaneh studied Horn at the Tehran Conservatory and basic composition under Parviz Mahmoud. Together, Hannaneh and Mahmoud are considered founders of 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 in Radio Tehran in 1963s. He won the first prize of, 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, a movie directed by Ali Hatami.
Hannaneh's most important works include "The Execrable Capriccio per pianoforte e Orchestra"; "Hezar Dastan Overture" ; "In Memory of Ferdowsi", the books "Lost Scales"; "The Even Harmony";, etc.
Hannaneh also composed two melodies for voice and piano, which were recorded for the first time on the album "Sounds of Ancestors" by Anousha Nazari.