[custom_adv] Ruhollah Khaleghi (born 1285; died 21 Aban 1344 AH) was a musician, composer, violinist, and music teacher from Homeland. Khaleghi was one of Alinqi Waziri's students, and in an era when attention to Persian traditional music had decreased, he played a significant role in preserving and reviving the status of this music with his works and activities. Khaleghi was born in Mahan in Kerman province, but a few months after his birth and after the completion of his father's mission in Kerman, he went to Capital with his family. As a child, he was introduced to music under the influence of his parents, who both knew how to play music. [custom_adv] He spent his primary education in Capital, Shiraz, and Isfahan. Although his father was fond of music, he was against choosing this art as a career for his son. However, Ruhollah Khaleghi's inclination towards music caused him to enroll and study music there when he saw an advertisement for the establishment of the Vaziri Music School. He started teaching at the music school at the age of 19 and, at the same time, continued his studies at the Dar al-Funun and then at the university until he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and Persian literature. [custom_adv] Khaleghi served in the Ministry of Education for several years. Special secretary of the minister's office, deputy of the ministerial office, deputy of the country's music department, and deputy of the high music conservatory were among his positions. Khaleghi formed the "National Orchestra" in 1322 AH by inviting some Persian musicians. In 1328, he formed the "Association of National Music Lovers," which was later renamed the National Music Conservatory. [custom_adv] Khaleghi performed many concerts with the orchestra of this association. Also, Khaleghi founded the first independent music magazine in Homeland, called Chang Eshani magazine, and published many specialized articles in different newspapers. Conducting the Golha Orchestra, supervising the number one and two radio orchestras, and being a member of the Radio Music Council were among his other activities. Khaleghi wrote several important books on Persian and Western music. The history of Persian music in three volumes, which named him "the first historian of urban music in Homeland," and a comment on music about the basics of classical music and Persian music in two volumes are among his most important printed works. [custom_adv] Khaleghi is mentioned as the "founder of national orchestral music." For this reason, he has been considered one of the first "complete professional composers in Iran" who became famous in this style. He composed many pieces of music, all of which focused on Iranian music. In his works, the trend towards counterpoint, the use of special harmony to preserve the authenticity of Persian music, the importance of the beauty of melody, and the promotion of music without words are evident. Pieces and ballads such as "Colorful No. 1 and 2," "Pleasant Spring," "Hala Chera," "Kushhechin," "Chang-e Rudaki," "May Nab," and "Serud Naft" are among the creative compositions that are famous among the people. arrived. [custom_adv] At that time, his father was the secretary of Farmanfarma, the governor of the state in Kerman city. For this reason, Ruhollah, who was the third child of the family, along with his father, Mirza Abdullah Khan, his mother, Khrezateh Khanum, his sister, Makhulusa, and his brother, Karim, stayed in the garden of Prince Mahan of Kerman, which was a government mansion. For several months. After Ruhollah's birth, his father's mission in Kerman ended. They returned to Capital and settled in a house that was on Armenian Street and behind Mokhtar Al-Sultaneh Park. Ruhollah's father, who had learned to play the tar from Agha Hossein Qoli Farahani, Agha Reza Khan (Agha Hossein Qoli's son-in-law), and Darwish Khan , was traveling most of the time, but whenever he came back, he would hold a gathering with his friends who were musicians, and he also played the tar. [custom_adv] Khresateh Khanum, mother of Ruhollah, also played the tar and was also familiar with playing the fiddle. The Khaleghi family had a lot of association with Mirza Gholamreza Shirazi, a string player, and the children of the family called Mirza Gholamreza "uncle." Also, Mirza Rahim Kamanchekesh was the husband of Ruhollah's aunt and used to visit their house. Roknuddin Mokhtari's house was behind Khaleghi's family house, and his violin playing in the summer nights made Ruhollah fall in love with the sound of this instrument. As Ruhollah said, "As a child, he often fell asleep to the sound of the neighbor's violin." When it was time to start primary education, Rohollah was enrolled in the American school in Capital. [custom_adv] He went to the American school every day with his siblings and his aunt Maryam (who was older than all of them). In that school, before the students go to class in the morning, the school principal named Mr. Jordan prays. After that, Mrs. Jordan plays the organ, and the students sing hymns. Ruhollah was very interested in playing the instrument from a young age, but his father did not allow him to learn music because he was afraid that he might fall behind in education. However, Ruhollah used to play a stringed instrument that was bigger than his size when he was alone and secretly. His childhood years coincided with the movements of freedom seekers and constitutionalists in Homeland. [custom_adv] Khaleghi served in the Ministry of Education for several years. Special secretary of the minister's office, deputy of the ministerial office, deputy of the country's music department, and deputy of the high music conservatory were among his positions. Khaleghi formed the "National Orchestra" in 1322 AH by inviting some Persian musicians. In 1328, he formed the "Association of National Music Lovers," which was later renamed the National Music Conservatory. [custom_adv] In 1330 AH, Ruhollah Khaleghi, in collaboration with Musa Maroufi and Nasrullah Zarinpanjeh, published the first volume of the book Tar and Setar Preliminaries by "National Association". He published the second volume of this book in 1331 AH. delivered Introductory instruction of tar and setar is considered one of the first educational books of tar and setar in Homeland. In 1332 AH. Khaleghi thought of preparing an archive of old Persian music pages. For this reason, he advertised in the newspapers that the National Music Conservatory would buy old records at a good price. The collection of pages he collected was preserved in the archives of the National Music Academy. [custom_adv] In 1333 AH, he finished and published the first volume of his most important book, History of Persian Music, in the bathroom of the lower floor of this house. On March 28, 1333 AH. The establishment of the National Music Promotion Council (Supreme Radio Music Council) was approved by the Cabinet and artists such as Ruhollah Khaleghi, Abolhasan Saba, Ali Akbar Shahnazi, Hossein Taherzadeh, Musa Maroufi, Javad Maroufi and Moshir Homayoun Shahradar were selected through voting and The notification of the Prime Minister at the time, Fazlullah Zahedi, became a member of this council.