Perviz Saraf, a veteran musician and one of the pillars of traditional music in the field of percussion, died at the age of 78 while he was teaching and promoting the art of drumming for many years.
Parviz Saraf, a long-time tanbak musician, passed away
Hassan Mohammad Saraf Kordi, known as Parviz Saraf, passed away on Monday, July 1, 1405 due to cardiac arrest. House of Music confirmed the death of this artist in an official statement.
Parviz Saraf’s artistic path and discipleship of one of the great masters
Parviz Saraf, who was born in 1327, was one of those artists who learned music from the roots. He began his artistic career with a student in the classes of Hossein Tehrani (one of the pioneers of Zarb in Iran) and Mohammad Esmaili. This connection with the great masters made him one of the keepers of the originality of percussion and classical techniques of tanbak.
Education records and artistic management of Parviz Saraf
He was not only a musician; Saraf played an effective role in the field of music education for many years and introduced the new generations to the precise terminology of Zarb. In addition to playing music, he was also active in the field of artistic management, and in the structure of traditional music, he always emphasized on maintaining quality and educational standards.
The artistic legacy of Parviz Saraf
His death is not only for his family, but also for the Iranian music community, the loss of one of the musicians who, by focusing on precision and originality, was able to elevate the position of the tanbak instrument in concerts and traditional music groups.
