Khorramshahr as narrated by Majid Entezami / When music represents the bloody freedom of the city

Fars News Agency – Music Group – Alireza Sepahvand: The story of Khorramshahr is so great and shocking, so impressive and inspiring, and so historic that it has been written about books, films, and songs and symphonies as far as the eye can see, and each of these works mentions aspects of this. Khorramshahr infinite circle and 576 days of resistance under the rain of bullets. In the meantime, and due to the multiplicity of works created, we will mention the outstanding music for this important issue and a commentary on “The Epic of Khorramshahr” by the great composer of the revolution “Majid Entezami” who always showed that regardless of his family name, he is a genius. Inside this country, everyone wears the hat of respect and abilities and the amazing effects of hats.

Khorramshahr in the works of national music artists

Without exaggeration, Khorramshahr has become a part of the existence of each and every one of us Iranians, and in no way can this keyword, this vital organ and this city be separated from the flesh, skin and bones of an Iranian. We are all familiar with the works made for him and many memories are taken from “Mammad Naboodi” which originated from Bushehri district called “Jahanbakhsh Kurdizadeh” and Javad Azizi put the famous poem of Mammad Naboodi on this song and Kuwaitipour and Hossein Fakhri They also made it famous in the world. “Khorramshahr Symphony” can be considered as the second important and well-known work for Khorramshahr. This work is under the album “Khorramshahr Epic Symphony” made by Majid Entezami, which was produced in 1991 by the Foundation for the Preservation of Relics and the Publication of the Values ​​of Sacred Defense, and quickly opened its place in the ears and hearts of the Iranian people.

“Palm Trees” is another work that if we want to mention the most prominent works created in the history of Khorramshahr, this work is undoubtedly due to two important reasons, the first is that its singer, Mohsen Chavoshi is one of the most popular singers in the country today and the other reason And it is the charm of the mentioned work that fascinates the audience after hearing it for the first time, therefore, “Blessed Palms” is considered as one of the most branched works among the huge flood of works produced for Khorramshahr.

“Poem of Khorramshahr and Halabja Symphonies” is a successful and significant album by the famous group of Kamkars, which is one of the lasting musical works in the field of the liberation epic of Khorramshahr. “Red soil” is the current language of Mohammad Reza Aligholi from Khorramshahr. A work that is completely in line with the atmosphere of Khorramshahr in the sixties, hearing this work and seeing the scenes and photos of Khorramshahr at that time, one sees oneself alive and present in the sixties and in the midst of Khorramshahr street clashes. “Red Soil” is one of the popular TV series of Sima, which was broadcasted in 1981 in the form of a 17-part series directed by Ebrahim Hatami Kia on the First Channel of Sima. The piece “Khorramshahr” by Alireza Assar is one of the works that has been most welcomed by the people and is familiar to almost every Iranian, and this work is among the top works about the epic of Khorramshahr.

“Haseh Khorramshahr” is an ideal example of committed art

Among these selected works, perhaps if we want to consider all the musical, conceptual, structural and popular aspects of a work, the work “Khorramshahr Epic” by Majid Entezami is undoubtedly the selected works and can be studied and pondered further. Therefore, we take a more detailed look at this song and its composition.

Majid Entezami was born on March 9, 1980 in Tehran. He is an Iranian musician, composer, oboe player and music teacher. He has written soundtracks for more than 80 films since the 1350s and received 4 Crystal Simorghs for his films Bicycle Cycle, Day of the Event, Glass Agency and Crazy Jumped from the Cage. The soundtrack is a film festival. Entezami is one of the winners of the 8th Conference of Immortal Figures in 1389, and in 1393, he received the Medal of Honor as a jihadist in the field of culture and art. He is the son of Ezatullah Entezami, an actor in Iranian cinema.

About the music of “Khorramshahr Epic” / Musical performance of Azadi

The music of “Khorramshahr Epic” has Four movements(Section). In the beginning The first movement, Violins and horn instruments slowly and with simple chords express the calm in the city and with the rise of trumpet and tympanum, the peace escapes from the city and gives way to fear and anxiety. Gradually, with the help of trombones and stringed instruments, and finally the horns, this nova rises to the point where the invasion of aliens into the city is felt.

String and wooden instruments are performed by the chromatics (continuous notes that include all the curtains and half-curtains) that are the narrators of this attack, and the copper (brass) and percussion (drums) instruments express the unbridled violence that has taken over Khorramshahr. . More complex harmonies are used in this section. Dissonance chords, accompanied by string chromatics and percussion instruments, culminate, and Khorramshahr is occupied at the end of the first gong-hit movement.

The quiet sound of the bass begins The second movement These are pieces. Then the violins, accompanied by the cries of deaf singers, tell of the migration of displaced and suffering people, the lost memories of loved ones and the distance from home and home and displacement from the city. The moaning with the oboe indicates the innocence and helplessness of the people of the city, and the chords gradually announce the extinction of the city and its bloody and smoky ruins. At the end of this part, the bass and tympanum and the short beats of the orchestra promise life and roar. People have risen and the southern percussion instruments with cymbals and with a happy rhythm accompanied by percussion and string instruments promise to reach Khorramshahr again.

At The third movement, The people are preparing to defend themselves in the hope of liberating Khorramshahr. In this promise, melodies and violins and percussion of copper instruments also shout new. With the silence of percussion and Messi instruments, the double bass, cello, and alto express the fear and suffocation of the enemy, and this illusion gradually rises. Until the trumpet of the Iranian attack is sounded, followed by trumpets and horns, and finally the trombone and the tuba. The choir, first in the form of bass, then tenor, and then alto and soprano with chords, evoke the will of the people to take back the city.

At The fourth movement The lineup of local forces is expressed and illustrated by copper and wooden instruments. The defensive attack begins. Percussion instruments, trombones and bass speak of how to attack, and the sound of trumpets and horns enlivens the atmosphere of music. The pleasant chords of this section are used in a way that is understandable to the listener.

Poin counter lines call for the recapture of Khorramshahr by performing copper and string instruments and the ability of wooden instruments. In this part, the accompaniment of tanks and machine guns with music tells the story of this decisive battle, and at the end of the final movement, the fanfare of victory (a short, passionate and epic music that is usually played by trumpets or other brass instruments) by Copper instruments are played and the sound of the daf’s joy culminates in the victory that “Khorramshahr was liberated”.

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