Mohammad-Reza Darvishi

• Name — Mohammad-Reza Darvishi • Native Name — محمدرضا درویشی • Born — 17 October 1955 • Birthplace — Shiraz, Iran • Citizenship — Iran • Education — Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (1974 - 1978) • Alma Mater — University of Tehran • Occupation — musician, researcher Mohammad-Reza Darvishi (born 17 October 1955 in Shiraz) is an Iranian musician, researcher, and author of Encyclopedia of the Musical Instruments of Iran, a Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize-winner book about Iranian musical instruments.

• 2003 Shab-e hezār-o-yekom (The One Thousand and First Night) • 2004 Afrā yā Ruz migozarad (Afra, or the day passes) • 2005 Majles-e shabih. Dar zekr-e masāyeb-e ostād Navid Mākān va hamsarash mohandes-e Roxshid-e Farzin (Mourning Play. About the Sufferings of Professor Navid Makan and his Wife, architect Rokhshid Farzin)

Some of his Cassettes and CDs are: • In the memory of Eqbāl (Prelude for piano). Tehrān: Harp, 1984 • Morning Melody (Trio for 2 clarinets and piano). Tehrān: Arvin, 1997 • Abdolqāder Marāqi, Shouqnāme • Mazandarani Music, for song and orchestra, song by Abolhassan Khoshroo and Nourolah Alizadeh, 1983 • Winter, for song and symphonic orchestra, song by Shahram Nazeri • The season of flower, for song and symphonic orchestra, song by Iraj Bastami • The aster dome, for song and orchestra, sung by Mohammad Reza Shajariyan (a joint work with Parviz Meshkatian) • The soul of the lovers, for song and orchestra, sung by Mohammad Reza Shajariyan (a joint work with Parviz Meshkatian) • Music album of seven thrones (A collection of 4 cassettes from the music of Iran regions along with the book) • Music album of north of Khorasan (A collection of 3 cassettes from the music of north of Khorasan along with the book) • Mirror and song, music album (A collection of 28 cassettes with the melody and religious music from various regions of Iran with the book) • Bag of rice: Music from the movies: “Bag of rice”, “The song of the Nimvar Field” and “Karde”, 1999 • Music from the movies: “The Blackboard” & “The day I became a woman”, 2001 • Zaman = Era, 2019

A selection of M. R. Darvishi's film scores • 2012 Parinaz • 2009 Mizak (meaning: My mother) • 2009 The White Meadows (Persian: Keshtzārhā-ye sepid) • 2009 When we are all Asleep (Persian: Vaqti hame xābim) • 2008 The green fire (Persian: Ātash-e sabz) • 2008 Lady of the Roses (documentary) • 2006 Crossing the Dust • 2006 Slowly... (Persian: Be ahestegi...) • 2006 The Talking Carpet (Persian: Qali-e soxangu) (documentary short) • 2004 Stray Dogs • 2003 Joy of Madness (documentary) • 2003 Two Angels • 2003 Osama • 2003 At Five in the Afternoon • 2002 11'09"01 September 11(segment "Iran") • 2002 The Afghan Alphabeth (Persian: Alefba-ye Afqān) (documentary) • 2001 Kandahar (Persian: Safar-e Qandehār) • 2001 The Unfinished Song • 2000 The Day I Became a Woman (Persian: Ruzi ke zan shodam) • 2000 Blackboards (Persian: Taxt-e siyāh) • 1998 A Bag of Rice (Persian: Kise-ye berenj)

• Leyli kojast, directed by Mohammad Shirvani, a documentary about Darvishi’s professional career on the occasion of his 2005 nomination for the UNESCO’s award for the greatest musician worldwide.