Hossein Alizadeh (حسین علیزاده) (born in 1951) is an Iranian composer, musician and teacher.

He was born in Tehran. He graduated from the music conservatory in 1975 and entered the School of Fine Arts in University of Tehran where he studied composition and Persian music. He continued his education at the University of Berlin in composition and musicology. He has been studied with various masters of Traditional Persian Music such as Houshang Zarif , Ali Akbar Shahnazi , Nour-Ali Borumand , Mahmoud Karimi , Abdollah Davami , Yousef Foroutan , and Saeed Hormozi . From these masters he learned the radif of Persian classical music.

Works

• Sallaneh, 2003
• Faryad ("Shout")
• Bi To Be Sar Nemishavad ("Without you, there is no existence")
• Zemestan ast ("It's Winter")
• Raz-e No ("New Secret"), 1999
• Paria, Qesseh-ye Dokhtara-ye Nane Darya ("Paria, Tale of Daughters of the Mother Sea")
• Sobhgahi
• Song of Campassion, 1991
• Shourangiz, 1988
• Raz-o-Niaz, 1986
• Torkaman, 1986
• Dream. 1986
• NeyNava, 1983
• Revolt, 1983
• Hesar, 1977
• Savaran-e Dasht-e Omid ("Riders of the Plain of Hope"), 1977
• Nava Improvisation, 1976

Film Scores

• Lakposht-ha ham parvaz mikonand ("Turtles Can Fly"), 2004
• Abjad ("First Letter"), 2003
• Zamani barayé masti asbha ("Time for Drunken Horses"), 2000
• Dokhtaran-e khorshid ('Daughters of the Sun"), 2000
• Gabbeh, (1996)
• Del Shodegan, (1992)
• As A'sar, ("From Eons Ago")