Aram Satyan (also Satian) ( hy, Արամ Սաթյան; born 23 May 1947) is an

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songwriter.

Biography

Aram Satyan was born in

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(Armenia) into the second generation of a musical family. His father Aram Satunc (Satyan) and uncle Ashot Satyan were also notable composers. He studied at the

Romanos Melikian Romanos Melikian ( hy, Ռոմանոս Հովակիմի Մելիքյան; October 1, 1883, Kizlyar – March 30, 1935, Yerevan) was an Armenian composer. He finished the Rostov Musical College, then the classes of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov and B. Y ...

Music College under Armenian composer and educator Edvard Baghdasaryan and then later at the Armenian State Conservatory with

Edvard Mirzoyan Edvard Mik'aeli Mirzoyan ( hy, Էդվարդ Միքայելի Միրզոյան; May 12, 1921 – October 5, 2012) was an Armenian composer. Edvard Mirzoyan was born in Gori, Georgia. He called himself an atheist, but added, "There is only one pla ...

and

Alexander Arutiunian Alexander Grigori Arutiunian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Գրիգորի Հարությունյան), also known as Arutunian, Arutyunyan, Arutjunjan, Harutyunian or Harutiunian (23 September 1920 – 28 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian compos ...

. In 1970 Satyan went on to postgraduate study at the

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with

Tikhon Khrennikov Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (russian: Тихон Николаевич Хренников; – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also know ...

. At the time, Khrennikov was Chairman of the

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. On his advice, Satyan joined the union in 1971. His awards include First Prize in the 1969 Young Composers Review held in Moscow, for his ''Symphonic Variations''. He went on to win national competitions in 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977 and 1979. In 1981, he won the Armenian Communist Union State Award. In addition to his symphonies and concertos, he has also composed over 300 songs, music for film and theatre productions, and two pop

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

s: '' Lilit'' and '' Little Cakhes''. ''Lilit'' was composed in 1983 and described as the first Armenian work ever composed in this style.Petrossian (7 January 2006) Satyan resides in Armenia and is still actively engaged as a composer and performer.

Pop songs

Aram Satyan is widely known for his pop songs which were also popular in

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and received numerous awards at "Song of the Year" Contests - "My Story of First Love" (1976), "If You Remember" (1985), "Prayer of Hope" (1991). In 1986 ''Yurmala'' All-Union Competition his songs "The Love is Gone" and "Promise of Spring" performed by Narine Harutyunian received the 1st Prize.

Satyan musical dynasty

* Ashot Satyan 1906–1958 * Aram Satunc (Satyan) 1913–1990 *Aram Satyan 1947– * Ashot Satyan Jr. 1965– * Arthur Satyan 1973– * David Satyan 1979– * Lilit Satyan 1981– * Ruben Satyan 1982–

Notes and references

Sources

*Amirkhanian, Charles
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Program Notes: ''Trente ans de musique soviétique 1953-1983''
(Track 17. Aram Satian: ''Poème, pour violoncelle et piano'' (1969)) *Makarian, Marieta
"Aram Satian Receives Highest Ministerial Award"
'' Azg'' 31 May 2007 *Petrossian, Konstantin, "Aram Satyan's "Lilit" Opera in Yerevan", '' Armenian Reporter'', 7 January 2006. Accessed vi
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