John Ter-Tadewosjan
John Grigorjewitsch Ter-Tadewosjan (also known as Jivan Ter-Tadevosyan Grigoryevich ; Russian: Джон Дживан Гургенович Тер-Татевосян , Armenian: Ջոն (Ջիվան) Տեր-Թադեւոսյան ) (* 14. September 1926 in Yerevan , Armenian SSR , † June 27 1988 ibid) was a Soviet- Armenian composer and violinist. John Ter-Tadewosjan completed his violin studies at the Yerevan Conservatory in 1952 with Witold Platonowitsch Portugalow and in 1960 his composition studies with Eduard Mirsojan . From 1952 to 1959 he was a teacher and director of the Konstantin Saradschew Music School in Yerevan.
Compositions
In addition to chamber music, concert music and symphonic compositions, Ter-Tadewosjan’s work primarily includes film music such as Nine Days of the Year (Soviet Union 1962).
Web links
- Film compositions (Russian)
- Compositions on Youtube
- Symphony No. 1 in C sharp minor (1957)
- Symphony No. 2 based on Mikhail Scholochov's novel "A Human Fate" (1959)
- Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography of John Ter-Tadewosjan, accessed on March 28, 2013 (Russian)
- ^ Svetlana Sarkisyan: John Ter-Tadevosyan. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- ↑ Dzhon Ter-Tatevosyan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Ter-Tadewosjan, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ter-Tadewosjan, John Grigoryevich (full name); Ter-Tadevosyan, Jivan Grigoryevich; Тер-Татевосян, Джон Дживан Гургенович; Ջոն (Ջիվան) Տեր-Թադևոսյան |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Armenian composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yerevan |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1988 |
| Place of death | Yerevan , Armenian SSR |