About

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Birthday:
1905-02-02
Place of birth:
Echghabad, Iran
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André Hossein

Overview

André Aminollah Hossein, born Aminulla Huseynov, also known as Aminollah Hossein (Persian: امین‌الله حسین; Russian: Аминулла Гусейнов 1905, in Samarkand – 9 August 1983, in Paris) was a French composer of Iranian Azerbaijani origin and a tar soloist.

His son, Robert Hossein, has written that André Hossein studied in Moscow, Russia and later in Germany where he attended a music academy in Stuttgart and the Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. His fascination with ancient Persia led him to convert to Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical works such as "Persian Miniature", "I love my Country", and "Symphony Persepolis". He married Anna Mincovschi, a Jewish comedy actress from Soroca (Bessarabia), who had immigrated to Paris with her parents after the October Revolution. He spent the rest of his life in France. He also studied privately under Paul Antoine Vidal in Conservatoire de Paris.

In 1935 Hossein wrote his first ballet, Towards the Light. He also composed numerous pieces for the piano, including some études. Aminollah's love for his native Persia/Iran is evident in many of his works, especially The Symphony of Persepolis (also known as The Rubble of the Forgotten Empire), which he finished in 1947. Aminollah Hossein also made a symphony on Khayyám poems in 1951.

Other works by him include three piano concertos, Persian Miniature, Scheherezade (Shahrzad), and Arya Symphony. He also composed some film scores, including films directed by his son Robert Hossein, the Paris-born actor and director.

Various works by Hossein have been performed and recorded on LP discs by Orchestre du National de l'Opera de Paris (conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann), Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo (conducted by Pierre Dervaus) and Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Ali Rahbari) in the collection "Symphonic Poems from Persia", supported by the Ministry of Culture and Art in Tehran in late 1970s.

Source: Article "André Hossein" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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1982 Les Misérables Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1973 Un certain Richard Dorian Sound Music N/A
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1970 Falling Point Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1969 Cemetery Without Crosses Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1967 I Killed Rasputin Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1965 Operation Double Cross Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1965 The Vampire of Dusseldorf Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1964 Marked Eyes Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1964 Death of a Killer Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1964 The Spy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1963 Scheherazade Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1963 Outpost in Indo-china Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 The Game of Truth Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 The Taste of Violence Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 The Menace Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1960 The Wretches Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1959 Double Agents Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1959 Blonde in a White Car Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1956 Forgive Our Trespasses Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1955 The Wicked Go to Hell Sound Original Music Composer 58
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