Izabella Arazova facts for kids
Izabella Arazova (born on September 25, 1936) is a talented Armenian composer. A composer is someone who writes music. Her music has been performed in many countries around the world.
Biography
Early Life and Education
Izabella Konstantinovna Arazova was born in Rostov-na-Donu, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time. When she was about six years old, in 1942, she moved to Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, where she has lived ever since.
She began her musical journey by studying at the Melikyan Music College from 1955 to 1958. Later, she continued her studies at special music schools called conservatories. She learned about composing music from Orest Yevlakhov at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1961 to 1963. After that, she studied with Edvard Mirzoyan at the Yerevan Conservatory from 1964 to 1967.
Musical Career
After finishing her studies, Izabella Arazova became a teacher. She taught music subjects like orchestration (how to write music for different instruments), composition (how to create new music), and harmony (how musical notes fit together) at the Pedagogical Institute in Yerevan. She taught there until 1990.
In 1967, she joined the Armenian Composers' Union. This is a group for musicians and composers in Armenia. Her musical pieces have been played in many places, including her home country of Armenia, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, the United States, Japan, France, and Switzerland. This shows how widely recognized her music is.
Musical Compositions
Izabella Arazova has written many different kinds of musical pieces. Here are some of her selected works:
- String Quartet no.1, 1965
- Polyphonic Choruses (music for choirs), 1966
- Concerto for Orchestra (a piece for a large group of instruments), 1967
- 6 Allegories (for one voice and piano), 1969
- Elegy (for cello and piano), 1969
- Triptych, symphony (for chorus and orchestra), 1972
- 3 yaponskikh stikhotvoreniy (3 Japanese poems from the Middle Ages, for one voice and piano), 1979
- 5 Retrospections (for piano), 1983
- Sonata no.1 (for cello), 1983
- Sonata no.2 (for cello and piano), 1984
- Perpetuum mobile (for cello and piano), 1985
- Sonata (for piano), 1985
- Sonata no.3 'Sonata-Mystery' (for cello and piano), 1987
- The World is Just a Dream (Japanese poems from the Middle Ages, for one voice and piano), 1988
- Sonata (for violin and piano), 1991
- String Quartet no.2, 1991
- Quattro (for four cellos), 1995
- Prayer (for orchestra), 1996
