Morteza Hannaneh (March 1, 1923 – October 17, 1989; Persian: مرتضی حنانه) was an Iranian composer and Musician^[1]

He composed for some movies, such as Fleeing the Trap in 1971.

Hannaneh studied Horn at the Tehran Conservatory and basic composition under Parviz Mahmoud. Together, Hannaneh and Mahmoud are considered founders of Tehran Symphony Orchestra. For a short period he was the principal conductor of this orchestra in 1953 to 1955s.^[1] Hannaneh also studied composition in Italy; and after his return to Iran he established Farabi Orchestra in Radio Tehran in 1963s. He won the first prize of (International Rostrum of Composers), 6–11 June 1966 "House of UNESCO", Paris.^[1]

Hannaneh also composed music for Iranian movies and is said to be the first Iranian composer to do so.

One of his most famous compositions for the cinema is the music he composed for Hezar Dastan, a movie directed by Ali Hatami.

Hannaneh's most important works include "The Execrable Capriccio per pianoforte e Orchestra"; "Hezar Dastan Overture" (on a melody by Morteza Neydavoud; for symphonic orchestra); "In Memory of Ferdowsi" (for soprano and piano), the books "Lost Scales"; "The Even Harmony"; (in Persian), etc.

Hannaneh also composed two melodies ("Omaggio a Saadi" & "Omaggio a Ferdowsi") for voice and piano, which were recorded for the first time on the album "Sounds of Ancestors" by Anousha Nazari.^[2][3][4]

In addition to being an outstanding composer Morteza Hannaneh was a great teacher and mentor to many. One of his notable students is Canadian composer, conductor and strategist Joseph Lerner and Iranian musician Amir Ali Hannaneh.

• Music of Iran
• List of Iranian musicians