MARTIROSYAN

KHACHATUR

Composer

Member of the Composers Union of Armenia since 1978

Born on 27/05/1945 in Hamadan, Iran

BIOGRAPHY

1964-1969 – string department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. H. Abajyan)

1969-1975 – composition department at the YSCK (prof. G. Yeghiazaryan)

1969-1974 – Armenian State Radio and Television Symphonic Orchestra (violinist)

Since 1974 – Folk music department (Researching of folk songs and instrumental compostitions) at the YSCK

Symphonic works:

  • Concerto for violin and symphonic orchestra (diploma work)
  • Concerto-rhapsody for viola and symphonic orchestra
  • “Around Homeland” vocal-symphonic series for soloists, choir and symphonic orchestra
  • “Ode to the Motherland” oratorio for soloists, symphonic orchestra (by G. Karapetyan)
  • “Awakeness” symphonic poem (to the memory of M. Avetisyan)
  • Concerto for violinist ensemble and symphony orchestra
  • Symphony

Chamber works:

  • “Hayrenner” for female voice and chamber orchestra (by N. Kuchak)
  • “Poem-legend” for violin ensemble
  • “Joking Transformations” for violin and chamber orchestra
  • 2 string quartets
  • Poem for violin and organ
  • “Tagh of Memory” to the memory of the victims of the Great Genocide
  • Sonata for violin and piano
  • Sonata for solo viola
  • “Longing for the Sun” song series for voice, flute and violinist ensemble (by S. Kharazyan)
  • Poem-dedication for viola-pomposa and chamber orchestra
  • Arrangements of Armenian folk songs

Choruoses:

  • “The Flowery Path”, “Weave Your Hair” (by Av. Isahakyan)
  • “My Yerevan” for choir with piano accompaniment (by N. Mikayelyan)
  • “The Song of the open garden” (by N. Mikayelyan)
  • “Homeland” (by L. Blbulyan)
  • “Yerevan” (by G. Karapetyan)

Works for children:

  • “Spring Morning” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by V. Vardanyan)
  • “Santa and New Year” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by V. Vardanyan)
  • “Peaceful Sky” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by N. Mikayelyan)
  • “Doll’s Lullaby” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by V. Mkhitaryan)
  • “Cunning cat” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by A. Poghosyan)
  • “My Armenia” song for children’s vocal-instrumental ensemble (by G. Karapetyan)

Music for folk instruments:

  • “Dance Suite”
  • “Sonata-poem” for solo kamancha
  • “Two pieces” for oud and piano
  • “Vaghordyan Melody” and “Holiday” for blul and folk instruments
  • “Old Song” and “Dance” for 2 duduks and dhol
  • “Wish” for tar
  • “Resurection Monday” and “Let’s go to Araz” a folk ensemble
  • “Hoi, merik, merik” for folk ensemble
  • “There was a girl” for folk ensemble
  • ” Նվիրական քո շեմին” (Wish of kindness) for folk ensemble

1984 – “3 piano pieces”, Moscow

1985 – “Collection of PIano pieces”, Yerevan

1985 – “Tagh to Homeland songbook”

1985 – “Sweet Home” for brass band, Yerevan

2002 – “Children’s songs”, Yerevan

2002 – Editor of A. Brutyan’s “Ramkakan Mrumunjner”, Yerevan

2008 – Music editor of the 1st edition of the “Armenian Traditional Music”, Yerevan

2012 – “The Song of the open garden” a capella choir, “Choral works of modern Armenian composers” collection, “Amrots Group” publishing house, Yerevan

Sayat-Nova, “Ary indz angach kal” for string quartet 2012 – 2012 – “Ashkharums akh chim kashi”, arranged by Kh. Martirosyan, “Komitas”, Yerevan

2012 – Editor of St. Demuryan’s “Folk Songs” collection

Professor at the YSCK

RA Ministry of Culture (gold medal)

2013 – Honored Artist

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