Hrachya Melikyan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Armenian composer
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Place of Birth: Yerevan, Armenia
About Hrachya Melikyan
- Hrachya Melikyan (Armenian: ?????? ????????, Armenian pronunciation: [hr??t?ja melik'j??n]; May 8, 1947 – March 6, 2006) was an Armenian music composer and film composer.
- Hrachya Melikyan synthesized world music developments and national music particularities, forging his own characteristic and distinctive musical style.
- The majority of his compositions are instrumentals, including symphonic, chamber, as well as ensemble compositions.
- Melikyan also composed numerous choir compositions, romances, pieces for different instruments, as well as music to films including The Ingenious Peasant.
- He was a member of the Union of Composers and Musicologists from 1972 and the Vice President of the Union of Composers and Musicologists of Armenia from 1991 until his untimely death in March 2006.
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