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Sheet music by Fariborz Lachini

• Where can I purchase piano sheet music/song books by Iranian composer Fariborz Lachini? I know they exist and can probably be obtained in Iran> I also know they exist because I was briefly in contact with someone who wanted to sell them to me. Unfortunately I never heard back from this person. Is it possible to purchase them in or from the US? Lachini has a website at http://www.lachini.com/ An example of his piano albums are Golden Autumn I & II (in Persian: Paeez Talaee I & II). Some of the songs from these albums: Dances of the Leaves Memories of Autumn What Must have Been Perplexed, I reached the Edge of Autumn Confused, the Leaves went to the Sea etc Thanks

• Answer:

  Dear toccata, Finding sheet music by Fariborz Lachini is really not easy. I did my very best and I’ve been able to detect at least the printed sheets for his piano albums "Paiz Talai" (or, Paeez Talaee) I & II you mentioned. They were published by Parviz Meshkatian in 1993 and by Sorood in 1999, respectively. This seems to be the only sheet music by Lachini currently in print. Apparently, there is just one source on the Web for these books, which is an online shop specialized in Iranian music: http://www.iranmelody.com/books/ To find these sheet music collections, please choose ‘Writer’ in the ‘Select Search Field’ pull-down menu and type ‘Lachini’ in the text box below, then click ‘Go’. This should take you to a page with two books, each containing sheet music for one of the "Paiz Talai"-albums. The price is $ 4.15 for "Paiz Talai 1" and $ 4.50 for "Paiz Talai 2". Ordering from the USA should not be a problem, since Iranmelody.com accepts all major credit cards. For these books, shipping is free. Search terms used (in Google Directory): fariborz lachini: ://www.google.de/search?q=fariborz%20lachini&hl=de&newwindow=1&cat=gwd/Top&sa=N&tab=gd I hope this was helpful for you! Regards, Scriptor