Saeed Yaqubian

Saeed Yaqubian سعید یعقوبیان (born December 11, 1979 in Tabriz) is an Iranian Setar player and musician based in Tehran. His works in the field of musical research and criticism have been published in journals such as Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts, honar-e musighi, Bookcity, and Zangar as well as some Iranian online journals including Noise and Harmonytalk. He is also the founder, editor-in-chief, and writer of the website "Khaneh-ye Tarompet-e Iran" (The Iranian Trumpet House).

Education
He was trained in setar and performance by Babak Rahati, Masoud Shaari, and Behrooz Hemmati, and studied solfege and harmony with Nima Gorran.

His academic education is Master of Arts in Economic Development and Planning, Allameh Tabataba'i University

Positions

 * Editorial board member of the online journal Harmonytalk
 * Head of the music section of Bookcity Journal
 * Editorial board member of Noise online music medium
 * Founder and editor-in-chief of the website Khaneh-ye Tarompet-e Iran
 * Editor and content manager of Rahe Goosh Podcast

In addition, he has taught (connection between poetry and music) at Tehran Girls' Music High School between 2013-2017.

Albums
Yasht (1): Oud and Setar duet, composed and performed by Yasmin Shahhosseini

Yasht (2): Oud and Setar duet, composed by Saeed Yaghoubian, featuring Yasmin Shahhosseini

Awards

 * First prize of the Websites and Weblogs Music Festival (Writings and Music Websites on the Internet) in the music criticism category for two consecutive years - 2013 and 2014
 * Winner of the "Selected Website Award" from the Festival of Music Writings and Websites on the Internet for the website "Khaneh Tarompet-e Iran"



Selected articles

 * An Analysis of the Structure of Shur Mode in Mirza Abdullah's Radif with an Emphasis on Arrangement of Intra-Modal Units, Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts Journal, Issue 65
 * An Analysis of Salmak Gusheh, Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts Journal, Issue 59
 * A Spring Bursting from the Depths: An Analysis of Arvo Pärt's Music, Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue 142
 * Sonic Micro-Narratives: Anthropology and Culture Magazine
 * Audio short narratives; Anthropology and Culture Magazine
 * A book on the economics of music; Mehrgani biannual journal, Issue 6
 * These tamed waters of horror; A consideration on nightmare in music; Bookcity journal, Issue 2
 * Consideration the medical problems of brass instrument players, Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue Issue 169
 * A comparative consideration on the rhythm element in the poetry of Hafez and Molavi; A musical approach, Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue Issue 175
 * Does poetry benefit from some kind of music or not? A look at the perspectives of Mohsen Hejarian; Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue Issue 172
 * The revival of the oud in Iranian music; Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue Issue 158

Selected Reviews

 * Mousighab: On the album "The Landscapes that Escaping the Frames" by Rasoul Pourangari, Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue 147
 * Harmonytalk: The Limping Five and Seven Beat

Selected Translations

 * Music and Meaning, Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts Journal, Issue 62
 * Oud Symbolism, Honar-e Musighi Journal, Issue 166