Arno Babajanian

Arno Babajanian

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Arno Babajanian
Background = non_performing_personnel


Img_size = 150
Born = birth date|1921|1|22|mf=y
Yerevan, Armenia
Died = death date and age|1983|11|11|1921|1|22|mf=y
Moscow, USSR
Occupation = Composer, pianist

Arno Babajanian ( _hy. Առնո Բաբաջանյան; _ru. Арно Арутюнович Бабаджанян; January 22 1921November 11 1983) was a Soviet Armenian composer and pianist, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1956) and Soviet Union (1971). He was awarded the State Prizes of USSR (1951, 1953) and Armenian SSR (1967, 1983).

Biography

Babajanian (Babadjanian) was born in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. By age 5, his extraordinary musical talent was clearly apparent, and the composer Aram Khachaturian suggested that the boy be given proper music training. Two years later, in 1928 at the age of 7, Babajanian entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory. In 1938, he continued his studies in Moscow with Vissarion Shebalin. He later returned to Yerevan, where from 1950–1956 he taught at the conservatory. It was during this period (1952) that he wrote the Piano Trio in f# sharp minor. It received immediate acclaim and was regarded as a masterpiece from the time of its premiere. Subsequently, he undertook concert tours throughout the Soviet Union and Europe. In 1971, he was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union. As a composer, Babajanian was active in most genres and even wrote many popular songs in collaboration with the leading poets such as Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Robert Rozhdestvensky among others. Much of Babajanian’s music is rooted in Armenian folk music and folklore. But generally, the way in which he uses uses Armenian folk music is in the virtuosic style of Rachmaninov and Khachaturian. His later works were influenced by Prokofiev and Bartók.

He received the Stalin Prize of 1950 for his "Heroic Ballade" for piano with orchestra and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

References

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External links

* [http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/babajanian-piano-trio.htm Arno Babajanian Piano Trio in f# minor sound-bites and short bio]
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* [http://www.krugosvet.ru/articles/97/1009750/1009750a1.htm Babajanian's bio (in Russian)]


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