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Geghuni Chitchyan
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Geghuni Chitchyan in 2006
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| Birth name | Geghuni Chitchyan |
| Born | August 30, 1929 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, educator |
Geghuni Chitchyan (also spelled Chitchian) is an amazing Armenian composer, pianist, and teacher. She was born on August 30, 1929. Her parents were experienced teachers, and her brother, Henrikh, was a well-known violinist.
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About Geghuni Chitchyan
Early Life and Education
Geghuni Chitchyan was born in a city called Leninakan, which is now known as Gyumri in Armenia. She started composing music when she was just a child, attending the Tigranian Elementary School of Music. By the time she was ten years old, she already had a song published!
In 1940, she went to the famous Tchaikovsky Music School, Yerevan in Yerevan. There, she studied both piano and how to compose music. She continued her studies at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1947 to 1953, learning composition from a teacher named Grigor Yeghiazaryan.
Teaching and Career
After finishing her studies, Geghuni Chitchyan became the first director of the composition department at the Konstantin Sarajev Music School in Yerevan. This meant she helped start a new program for students who wanted to learn how to compose.
In 1971, she joined the teachers at the Yerevan Conservatory. She became an assistant professor in 1982 and then a full professor in 1990. This shows how dedicated she was to teaching music to others.
Geghuni Chitchyan has also been very involved in different music groups and social organizations. She joined the Armenian Composers Union in 1955. She was also part of the Women's Council of Armenia and the Artistic Forum of State Radio. She even wrote training guides for music schools and helped write a music textbook for children.
Performances and Recognition
Geghuni Chitchyan's music has been played all over the world! Her compositions have been performed in countries like the United States, Canada, Russia, England, France, Switzerland, Poland, and many more. Special concerts featuring only her music have been held in cities like Moscow, Yerevan, and San Francisco.
She has won many awards and honors. Geghuni Chitchyan has been recognized in over 30 international and national music competitions.
Her Music
Geghuni Chitchyan's music is known for being lyrical, direct, and full of life. She writes music for many different types of instruments and groups. This includes music for full orchestras, smaller groups of instruments (called chamber ensembles), solo instruments, singers, and choirs. Some of her pieces have even been published by international music companies. She has also composed music for plays and for children.
Selected Works
Here are some of her notable compositions:
- Andante and Fugue for string quartet (1949)
- Sonata for cello and piano (1951)
- Five Art Songs (with words by Hovhannes Shiraz) (1954)
- Children’s Suite for orchestra (1955)
- Choreographic Suite for orchestra (1956)
- My Armenia, a cantata for a choir without instruments (1959)
- Songs of Love, a group of songs for voice and piano (with words by Silva Kaputikyan) (1961)
- Concerto for voice and orchestra (1963)
- Seven Symphonic Pictures for Children for orchestra (1964)
- Children’s Pieces for piano (1966)
- Hello Morning!, an overture for orchestra (1967)
- Concert Pieces for trumpet and piano (1970)
- Armenian Bas-Reliefs for piano (1972)
- The Seasons, a short cantata for women's choir (1972)
- The Unknown Soldier, a poem-requiem for choir (1975)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1976)
- Two Woodwind Quintets for Young Players (1979)
- Sonata for trumpet and piano (1979)
- Prelude in Dedication to Silva Kaputikyan for piano (1979)
- Ensemble for piano four hands (1980)
- The Tree of Armenia, a poem for choir (1980)
- Sonata for solo cello (1983)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1986)
- Sonatina for piano (1986)
- Chamber Symphony 'In Memoriam Aram Khachaturian' for string orchestra (1988)
- Quintet for four flutes and alto flute (1988)
- Children's Album for piano (1990)
- Sonata for oud and piano (1990)
- The Sacred Soul (1995)
- Three Prayers for choir (2000)
- Armenian Sketch for trumpet and piano (2001)
- Sonata for clarinet and piano (2006)
- Noveletta, Burlesque for bassoon and piano (2007)
- Laces for flute and piano (2008)
- Estampes for piano, violin, and cello (2012)
- Epitaph 'In Memory of my brothers' for piano (2018)
Awards and Honors
Geghuni Chitchyan has received several important awards for her contributions to music:
- She was named a Merited Art Worker of the Armenian SSR in 1980.
- She received the Movses Khorenatsi medal in 2009.
- She was honored as an Honored Artist of Armenia in 2011.
