Geghuni Chechyan

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Geghuni Tschittschjan ( Armenian Գեղունի Չիտչյան , Geghuni Tschittschjan ; Russian Гегуни Оганесовна Читчян , Geguni Oganessowna Tschittschjan , scientific. Transliteration Geguni Oganesovna Čitčjan ; spelling of the surname also Chitchyan or Chitchian * thirtieth August 1929 in Leninakan, now Gyumri , Armenian SSR , Soviet Union , today Armenia ) is an Armenian composer.

Life

Geghuni Tschittschjan published her first composition at the age of 10. She first attended the Kara-Mursa music school in her hometown and then studied piano and composition in the talented class of the Tchaikovsky high school in Yerevan. From 1947 to 1953 she studied composition with Grigor Jeghiasarjan at the Yerevan State Conservatory . Her string quartet, which she composed during her studies in 1951, received praise from Dmitri Shostakovich .

From 1953 she taught at the Konstantin Saradschew Music School and worked as a music teacher and composer. In 1955 she was accepted as a member of the Composers Union of the Soviet Union and the Armenian Composers Union. Her works have received many awards. a. with her one-movement orchestral work Здравствуй, утро! ( Hello, morning! ), Whose “youthful spirit” had convinced the jury around Aram Chatschaturjan , the first prize in 1968 at the All Union competition in Moscow. The series of such successes continued, in total she was a prize winner in around 20 competitions.

From 1971 she taught at the Yerevan Conservatory. In 1980 she was awarded the title of Honored Artist . In 1982 she received an assistant professorship at the Conservatory, and in 1990 she became a professor there. Other awards followed the Moses von Choren Medal in 2009 and the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia in 2011. Tschittschjan's compositions have been performed worldwide, including a. in Poland, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Syria, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Canada and the USA. In 2014, on her 85th birthday, a tribute concert with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra took place in Yerevan, on her ninetieth in 2019, concerts followed in Vanadzor and in her native city of Gyumri.

Create

Geghuni Tschittschjan wrote orchestral works, including symphonic works, concerts, overtures and suites, as well as choral, chamber, piano and other vocal music, especially songs and romances, as well as music for the theater and for children. Their vowel cycles process texts mainly from Armenian literature , u. a. by Silwa Kaputikjan , Howhannes Schiras , Jeghische Tscharenz and Paroujr Sewak . Stylistically, she combines influences from Armenian folk music and modal harmony with composition techniques of early modernism, especially with elements of neoclassicism , neo-romanticism and impressionism . In addition, in the tradition of Aram Chatschaturjan, she further developed the technique of parallel shifted chords and, for example in the violin concerto, used a harmony based on fourths. In 2003 the musicologist Susanna Amatuni published a comprehensive monograph on the life and work of Geghuni Tschittschjan.

Discography

Tschittschjan's compositions have often been recorded on phonograms. An overview of the Soviet era lists a total of 14 albums from 1957 to 1985. Numerous recordings were made after 1990, including a. Her piano cycle Armenian Bas-Reliefs is available in recordings by Hayk Melikyan (2011, Baby) and Sofya Melikyan (2019, IBS).

Others

Her brother Genrich Oganessowitsch Tschittschjan (1935-2013) was a violinist in the orchestra at the Kirov Theater, which later became the Mariinsky Theater .

Works (selection)

Instrumental works

  • String Quartet , 1951
  • Sonata for cello and piano, 1952
  • Children's Suite for Orchestra, 1956
  • Ballet Suite for Orchestra, 1957
  • Yeritasardakan ( youth ) for orchestra, 1960
  • 7 Pictures for Children for orchestra, 1964
  • Children's Pictures for piano, 1966
  • Bari lujs! ( Здравствуй, утро! , Hello, tomorrow! ) For orchestra, 1967
  • Pieces for trumpet and piano, 1970
  • Suite for violin ensemble, 1970
  • Haykakan khorakandakner ( Armenian Bas-Reliefs ) for piano, 1972
  • Ensembles for piano four hands, 1976
  • Violin Concerto , 1976
  • Pieces for trumpet and piano, 1977
  • 2 pieces for woodwind quintet, 1977
  • Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, 1979
  • Pieces for Oud , Shvi, Kanun , 1981-1985
  • Vardavar ( Dawn ) for piano four hands, 1982
  • Sonata for cello, 1983
  • Piano Concerto ( Youthful ), 1984
  • Sonata for viola and piano, 1986
  • Sonatina for piano, 1987
  • Chamber Symphony (In memoriam Aram Chatschaturjan) for string orchestra, 1988
  • Quintet for 4 flutes and solo flute, 1989
  • An album for children for piano, 1990
  • Sonata for oud and piano, 1990
  • Armenian Sketch for trumpet and piano, 2001
  • Humoresque for trumpet and piano, 2001
  • Sonata for clarinet and piano, 2006
  • Burlesco for bassoon and piano, 2007
  • Lace for flute and piano, 2007
  • Noveletta for bassoon and piano, 2007

Vocal works

  • Im Hayastan ( My Armenia ), cantata (text: G. Sarjan, M. Markaraian), 1959
  • Concerto for voice and orchestra, 1963
  • Hayreni k'arer ( Native Stones ), Suite (based on: Silwa Kaputikjan ), 1966
  • Tarva yeghanakner ( The Seasons ), cantata (text: S. Kharazian, P. Mikaelian, Sarmen), 1972
  • Anhayt zimvor'e ( The Unknown Soldier ) Poem-Epitaph (Text: S. Muradian), 1975
  • Dzon Hayrenikin ( An Ode to Home ) (Text: Muradian), 1976
  • Ashnan terev ( An autumn leaf ) (Text: Ts. Shogents), 1977
  • Hayots dzar'e ( The Tree of Armenia ), Poem (Text: Muradian), 1980
  • Три молитвы ( Three Prayers ), 2000

Vowel cycles

  • 5 songs (text: Howhannes Schiras ), 1955
  • 5 songs (text: Yeghische Tscharenz ), 1957
  • Siro yerger ( Songs of Love ), song cycle (text: S. Kaputikjan), 1961
  • 5 songs (text: Paroujr Sewak ), 1964
  • Ejer Isahakyantis ( Isahakian Verses ), song cycle (text: A. Isahakian), 1975
  • Yerku shshuk ( 2 Whispers ), song cycle (text: V. Davtian), 1979
  • The Mountain Declined (Text: A. Saghian), 1981
  • 4 songs (text: S. Safarian), 1993
  • Surb hogi ( The Sacred Soul ), song cycle (text: Nerses Pozapalian), 1995

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Tschittschjan, Geghuni Oganessovna on: ru.hayazg (Russian)
  2. ↑ a b Geghuni Chitchyan on: editions-bim
  3. ↑ a b c Natalija Gomzjan: No est v dushe osobennye struny. In: Golos Armenii. September 10, 2015, Retrieved November 9, 2019 (Russian).
  4. ↑ Aaron I. Cohen: Chitchian, Geguni Oganesovna . In: International encyclopedia of women composers . RR Bowker, New York, London 1981, ISBN 0-8352-1288-2 , pp. 99 (English, 597 pp.).
  5. ↑ a b c Svetlana Sarkisyan:  Chitchian, Geghuni Hovannesi. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  6. ↑ Geghuni Chitchian in: Cadence Music Center (English)
  7. ↑ Movses Khorenatsi Medal 2009 (Armenian)
  8. ↑ People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia 2011 (Armenian)
  9. ↑ Concert for the 85th birthday
  10. ↑ Concert dedicated to 90th anniversary of Geghuni Chitchian on: chambermusiccenter (English)
  11. ↑ Читчян Г. О. In: Juri Wsewolodowitsch Keldysch (ed.): Musykalnaja Enziklopedija . Sowetskaja enziklopedija and Sowetski kompositor, Moscow 1982 (Russian, academic.ru ).
  12. ↑ Здравствуй, утро! (Hello, morning!). About the book by Susanna Amatuni Жизнь и творчество Гегуни Читчян . In: AZG Daily # 185. October 20, 2004, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; Retrieved November 10, 2019 (Russian, book review).
  13. ↑ Geghuni Tschittschjan - discography
  14. ↑ Hayk Melikyan
  15. ↑ Sofya Melikyan
  16. ↑ Tschittschjan, Genrich Oganessowitsch on: ru.hayazg (Russian)
personal data
SURNAME Chechyan, Geghuni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chechyan, Geguni Oganessovna (Russian name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Armenian composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Gyumri , Soviet Union