Eduard Sadoyan
Eduard Sadoyan Էդուարդ Սադոյան | |
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| Born | 22 August 1938 |
| Died | 21 February 2018 (aged 79) |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1970s – 2018 |
Eduard Sadoyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Սադոյան, 22 August 1932 — 21 February 2018) was an Armenian composer. Honored Art Worker of Armenia (2013).
Biography
Eduard Sadoyan was born on 22 August 1932 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR.[1]
Between 1968 and 1971, he attended the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory as an auditor, studying under Aram Khachaturian and Sergey Balasanian.[2]
He graduated in 1976 from the composition faculty at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, under the tutelage of Alexander Arutiunian.[2]
He became a member of the Armenian Composers' Union in 1979.[2]
Compositions
His works encompass a wide array of genres—operas, ballets, symphonies, concertos, string quartets, choral and vocal-instrumental music.
Notable compositions include:
- Symphony «Goyamart» («Struggle for Existence»)
- Symphonietta «Three Words about Armenia»
- Mono-Opera «The Tree of Life»
- Children’s Pieces for Piano (1961-1978)
- Chamber Opera «Memoirs of Princess Maria Volkonskaya» (1978)
- Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1981)
- Chamber Opera «Hey, Who’s Here?» (1982)
- Chamber Music with Pantomime: «Bidsstrup’s Caricatures» (1984)
- «Hayrens of Love» for Soprano and Piano (or Ensemble)
- Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1989)
- Sonata-Monologue for Piano (1989)
- Opera «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» (2003)
- Ballet «Narekatsi - Prayer to God» (2008)
- «Dedication to Arshile Gorky» (Sonata for Piano, Gong and Campana) (2011)
- Children’s Ballet «The Dream of Miracles» (2012)
- Opera «Mashtots» (2014)
- 13 pieces from «Narekatsi: Prayer to God» Ballet, for Piano (2014)
- Concerto for Piano & Strings «Siamanto» (2017-2018)[2]
Honors
- Honored Art Worker of Armenia (2013).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Էդուարդ Սադոյան - Zark Foundation".
- ^ a b c d "Սադոյան Էդուարդ | ՀԿՄ". composers.am.