Georgy Grigorievich Tigranov ( April 7, 1908 , St. Petersburg - February 5, 1991 , Leningrad ) - Soviet musicologist , doctor of art history ( 1947 ), professor of the Leningrad Conservatory (since 1947 ). Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1979 ), Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR ( 1945 ).
George G. Tigranov | ||||||
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Date of Birth | April 7, 1908 | |||||
Place of Birth | St. Petersburg | |||||
Date of death | February 5, 1991 (82 years) | |||||
Place of death | Leningrad | |||||
A country | the USSR | |||||
Professions | musicologist | |||||
Genres | academic music | |||||
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Creative Biography
Born April 7, 1908 in St. Petersburg .
In 1934 he graduated from the musicology department of the theoretical and composer faculty of the Leningrad Conservatory.
In 1937 he graduated from the graduate school of the Leningrad Conservatory (heads B.V. Asafiev , R.I. Gruber , S.L. Ginzburg).
The topic of the thesis: "Some features of the musical drama of Verdi's operas" ( 1940 ).
The topic of his doctoral dissertation: "On the ways and problems of the development of Armenian opera art" ( 1947 ).
Since 1935 , he taught at the Leningrad Conservatory, since 1947 - Professor.
Major Musicological Works
- Verdi's Othello (in Proc.: Essays on the History and Theory of Music. T. 1. - L., 1940).
- Issues of studying the musical heritage in the Armenian SSR (in collection: Musicology and music criticism in the republics of the Transcaucasus. - M., 1956).
- B. V. Asafiev about Armenia // B. V. Asafiev. Essays on Armenia. M., 1958.
- ON. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. A. Spendiarov // N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov and music education. L., 1959.
- Opera and Ballet Works of Armenian Composers // Music of Soviet Armenia. M., 1960.
- Founder of national traditions // Soviet Music. 1961, № 4.
- Konstantin Solomonovich Saradzhev // KS Saradzhev. Articles, memories. - M., 1962.
- Thoughts on contemporary Armenian symphonic music // Music and Modernity. Issue 2. M., 1963.
- Diaries. “Thoughts” by I. V. Ershov // I. V. Ershov L., 1966.
- Glorified the Motherland (on Aro Stepanyan; CMS. 1967, No. 9).
- Soviet Symphony. Ways of development and some problems // Soviet Symphony for 50 years. L., 1967.
- On the national and international in the Soviet symphony // Music and socialist society. L., 1970.
- Music of Soviet Armenia // History of the music of the peoples of the USSR. T. 3. M., 1972.
- Outstanding musician - thinker // BV Asafiev. M., 1974.
- The ideological and artistic foundations of creativity A. Khachaturian // Music in a socialist society, 1977, № 3.
Major Literary Works
- Ballet A. Khachaturian "Gayane." - Yerevan, 1947.
- Ballets of Edgar Oganesyan. - Yerevan, 1981.
- T. Chukhajyan and his opera Arshak II. - Yerevan, 1945.
- A. A. Spendiarov: Based on the materials of letters and memoirs. - Yerevan, 1953.
- Armenian Musical Theater. T. 1-3. - Yerevan, 1956-1975.
- A. A. Spendiarov. - M., 1959, 2nd ed. - M., 1971.
- Ballets of Aram Khachaturian . - M., 1960, 2nd ed. 1974.
- KS Saradzhev: Life and work. - Yerevan, 1962 (in Armenian).
- Opera and ballet of Armenia. - M., 1966.
- Aro Stepanyan: Essay on life and work. - M., 1967.
- One hundred years of Armenian musical theater. - Yerevan, 1968 (in Armenian).
- A life given to art: Essay on the life and work of S. V. Akimova. - Yerevan, 1978.
- Aram Khachaturian. - L., 1978.
- Artists, performances, music. - Yerevan, 1983.
- Music in the struggle for humanism and progress . - L., 1984.
Awards
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (12/28/1987).
- Order "Badge of Honor" (11/24/1945).
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (08/23/1979).
- Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1945).
- State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1979).
See also
- Musicology
- Symphony
- Aesthetics of music
- Music philosophy
- Sociology of music