Grigor Yeghiazaryan
Soviet Armenian composer (1908–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grigor Yeghiazaryan (Armenian: Գրիգոր Եղիազարյան), also known as Grigory Ilyich (Yegiayevich) Yegiazaryan (Russian: Григорий Ильич (Егиаевич) Егиазарян;[1] December 21, 1908[lower-alpha 1] − November 4, 1988), was a Soviet Armenian composer. After a childhood spent amidst the Armenian genocide, Yeghiazaryan joined the Red Army in 1921, playing in regimental bands until 1929. He enrolled in the Moscow Conservatory in 1930, where his teachers included Reinhold Glière and Nikolai Myaskovsky. Upon graduation, he taught and lectured in the Armenian SSR; first in Leninakan, then Yerevan. As composer, teacher, and functionary, he established himself as a crucial figure in Armenian musical culture of the mid-20th century.
Grigor Yeghiazaryan | |
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Գրիգոր Եղիազարյան | |
Born | (1908-12-21)December 21, 1908 |
Died | November 4, 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 79) |
Resting place | Central Cemetery Tokhmakh [fa] |
Other names | Grigory Yegiazaryan |