Born in 1906 in the city of Merv. Later, the family moved to Baku, where Satyan joined the ranks of the Red Army

1921-1926 – brass band musician, then band leader (kapellmeister)

1926-1930 – studied at Baku Hayarta music studio (prof: A. Mayilyan)

Since 1930 – Lived in Yerevan

1936 – graduated from the composition (profs: H. Stepanyan, then S. Barkhudaryan, V. Talyan) and conducting (prof: K. Sarajev) departments at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK)

1930-1939 – manager and conductor of the music department in the Theater after G. Sundukyan

1939-1947 – managed the music department of “Armkino” studio

1947-1952 – chairman of the Board of the Composers Union of Armenia (CUA), member of the Board of the Composers Union of the USSR

Satyan’s unique style and mastery were formed in the song genre based on the creative assimilation and development of the compositional features of various branches of Armenian monodic music. Satyan’s songs (mostly written with G. Saryan’s poems) are diverse, first of all, in their types and melodic structure: mass song without accompaniment, pop song-romance, songs with choral doublet, duet, chorus, ensemble of folk instruments, folk song and dance, symphonic orchestra. Songs with accompaniment (with a significant role of the instrumental part), songs with mood, narrative, dance, coloratura, etc.

1936 – String Quartet

1942 – “Zakiyan’s Division March” for brass band

1952 – Symphonic images “In the mountains of Zangezur”

Songs:

“Song of the warrior” (dedicated to the theme of the Great Patriotic War)

“Love Song”

“By the Spring”

“Listen to me well”

“Work Song”

“Life song” etc.

Vocal-symphonic series:

1950 – “Ararat Valley Songs” (USSR State Prize in 1952)

1958 – “Highland Songs”

Music for theater:

1933 – «The Marriage of Figaro or A Mad Day» (by P. Beaumarchais)

1934 – “Revisor” (by N. Gogol)

1934 – “Intervention” (by L. Slavin)

1934 – “Brave Nazar” and “Napoleon Korkotyan or brief happiness” (by D. Demirchyan)

1935 – “Oriental dentist” (by H. Paronyan)

1936 – “Thunder” (by A. Ostrovsky)

1938 – ” Love and intrigue” (by J. F. Schiller)

1939 – “1905” (by J. Jabarli)

Music for movies:

“Davit Bek”

“People of our collective farm”

“The Girl of the Ararat Valley”

“To whom life smiles”

“The Guard’s Wife”

“The Daughter”

“Native Land”

“Anahit”

“The Secret of the Mountain Lake”

“Soviet Armenia”

“Centuries and Years”

1939 – Badge of Honor

1947 – Honored Art Worker of the ASSR

1956 – Labor Red Banner Order

1952 – Medal “For Meritorious Work during the Great Patriotic War”

1952 – Stalin Prize