Composer
Hovhaness, Alan
Armenian-American composer (1911-2000)
1911–2000
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 2000
- Birthplace
- Somerville
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Alan Hovhaness (; born Alan Vaness Chakmakjian; March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer. He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. The true tally is well over 500 surviving works, since many opus numbers comprise two or more distinct works.
The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic."
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Life and musical career
- Career institutions / employers
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Armenian Apostolic Church; Voice of America; Eastman School of Music
- Recorded memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Selected notable works
- Symphony No. 4; Symphony No. 1; Floating World - Ukiyo; Chahagir; The Burning House; Saint Vartan Symphony; The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám; Talin; Symphony No. 22; Symphony No. 3; The Flowering Peach; Symphony No. 60
- Official website
- https://hovhaness.com
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 12450867
- ISNI
- 0000000083575088
- GND ID
- 120889331
- Library of Congress ID
- n79089446
- MusicBrainz ID
- 91171f3d-340b-4bfd-9fbc-e088abc9b1d3
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oror (Lullaby) Op. 1 |
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| View sheet music |
| "Sleeping Cat, from Sketchbook of Mr. Purple Poverty, Op. 309" |
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| 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 12450867.