Mansoor Hosseini
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The composer applauding conductor Manuel Nawri (left), violinist Henja Semmler and the Nymphenburger Kammerorchester after the premiere of Bright Blue Bird, In A Grey Red Sky at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, Munich, on 22 June 2014
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| Born | 1967 (age 49–50) Iran |
| Residence | Sweden |
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| Organization | Ensemble Themus |
Mansoor Hosseini (Persian: منصور حسینی; born 1967) is a Swedish percussionist and composer of classical music, born in Iran, who studied in Paris and Brussels. His works comprise chamber music and orchestral pieces. He founded the Ensemble Themus in Gothenburg, focussed on theatrical music.
Hosseini studied composition with Philippe Capdenat and Yoshihisa Taïra in Paris. He studied music theory and computer music with Peter Swinnen at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and composition with Carl-Axel Hall in the Musikhögskolan () of Gothenborg. He later studied film scoring at the University of Gothenburg, and scriptwriting at the film school, now the Akademin Valand. He studied with George Aperghis who encouraged him to compose theatrical music in the style of Mauricio Kagel.
In 2003, Hosseini founded the Gothenburg Music & Dance Company (GMDC), which in 2007 transformed into the Ensemble Themus in Gothenburg with a mission to popularize the concept of theatrical music by allowing actors and musicians to swap and intermingle their roles. His work in the field is inspired by modern dance, theatre and martial arts.
Hosseini has a great interest in improvisation both as a composer and performer. He sometimes adds sections to his compositions which are marked to let the musicians know that they can improvise in a controlled and measured way. He has been a lecturer in musical notation, composition, communication between musicians and composers, and the comprehension of musical notation for musicians.
He was awarded prizes, including the culture prizes of Gothenborg and of the Västra Götaland.
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