Hormoz Farhat

Hormoz Farhat (Born 1929 Tehran) is a renowned Persian musician, composer, researcher and University lecturer.

He studied music at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Mills College, California, graduating with the degrees of BA in music, MA in composition and PhD in composition and ethnomusicology. His composition teachers included Darius Milhaud, Lukas Foss and Roy Harris. [http://www.cmc.ie/composers/composer.cfm?composerID=41]

Awards and honors

* The Golden Plaque for Best Music, 1970. for the film "Cow".

See also

*Persian music
*Persian cinema
*Persian Symphonic Music