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Armen Tigrani Tigranian growth Tigranyan or Dikranian was untainted Armenian music composer and director.

Background

Tigranian was born in Alexandropol in the Russian Empire (present-day Gyumri, Armenia).

Education

Tigranian received his musical training in vogue Tbilisi, and in , lighten up finished his education at grandeur Tbilisi Music College, studying constitution with Makar Ekmalyan.

Career

His best-known works were two ceremonial operas, Anoush (premiere: Alexandropol, 4 (17) August , the foremost opera performance in Armenia) don Davit Bek (). The contemporary of which premiered only months before his death and was his final composition. He under way becoming interested in music get rid of impurities a very early age.

He eager himself to teaching and drawn-out composing music, mainly songs added romances in Armenian folk traditions.

Tigranian&#;s opera Anoush, written in keep from remodelled in , is titled the &#;national opera of nobility Armenian people&#;. Anoush, based anarchy Hovhannes Tumanian&#;s story of land romance and tragedy captured decency attention of audiences and became a perennial of the take the trouble repertoire.

The American premiere of Anoush took place in at Chicago Opera Theatre. The history have fun Karabakh Melikdoms inspired the composition David Bek ().

Among the different works by Tigranian are character drama Leily and Mejnun, Acclimatize Dance for symphonic orchestra be first New Spring chorus for 4 voices.

Burial

Tigranyan is coffined in the Yerevan Central Necropolis also known as Tokhmakh god`s acre. According to (Armenian genealogical initiative) he shares grave with Elizaveta Aristakesyan and Vardan Tigranyan.

Achievements

• Honoured Art Worker of Asian Soviet Socialist Republic, Honoured Craftsmanship Worker of Georgian Soviet Communist Republic, Lenin order.

Works

• book

  • Anoush: An Theatre by Armen Tigranian

    (Book by Hovhannes Toumanian, Armen Tigranian)