Composer
Alexander Arutiunian
Armenian composer, pianist (1920–2012)
1920–2012
3 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2012
- Birthplace
- Yerevan
- Place of death
- Yerevan
- Citizenship / historical state
- Soviet Union; Armenia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Alexander Grigori Arutiunian (23 September 1920 – 28 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist, widely known for his 1950 Trumpet Concerto. A professor at Yerevan State Conservatory, he was recognized with many awards for his work, including the Stalin Prize in 1949 and People's Artist of the USSR in 1970, as well as numerous honors from his homeland of Armenia.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator; pianist; film score composer; music teacher
- Education
- music vocational school named after Alexander Spendiaryan; Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
- Career institutions / employers
- Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
- Recorded memberships
- Union of Soviet Composers; Composers Union of Armenia; Union of Cinematographers of Armenia
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- opera; classical music
- Notable works
- Trumpet Concerto
- Selected awards
- State Stalin Prize, 1st degree; Order of the October Revolution; People's Artist of the USSR; honorary citizen of Yerevan; Order of the Badge of Honour; Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR; People's Artist of the Armenian SSR; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots; Khorenatsi medal; Armenian SSR State Prize; St. Sahak-St. Mesrop Medal
- Official website
- https://www.alexanderarutiunian.info
- VIAF ID
- 114202100; 282168223; 19868020
- ISNI
- 0000000109375843
- GND ID
- 103848622
- Library of Congress ID
- n80033928
- MusicBrainz ID
- e7e15be1-8118-471f-b342-603efd613799
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Clarinet, Cornet, Orchestra, Piano, Trumpet
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpet Concerto | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Same title as publication | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Suite For Trio | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 282168223. Portrait: Tzolag Hovsepian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.