Komitas piano legacy

Authors

  • Areg Villy Sargsyan Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory

Keywords:

Komitas' method, historical background of activity, folklore, editorial work, piano legacy, 6th volume of the Complete Works

Abstract

The article explores the most fascinating realm of the great Armenian composer Komitas' piano work, which, though limited in quantity, is distinguished by an unusual spirit of originality and innovation. To explain this quality, the author, first of all, convincingly unveils the essence of Komitas's creative method. It is on the basis of a clear presentation of the artistic method that the article examines the content of the 6th volume of the Complete Works, encompassing all of the composer's piano compositions. It also highlights the compositional features of his dances and various pieces from his student years, emphasizing the significance of his dances in the context of world musical art. It is also noteworthy that Areg Sargsyan, along with an interesting analysis of the music of this volume, presents the reader with research, compilation and editorial work, giving it due recognition. The article emphasizes the progressive and innovative nature of Komitas 's piano compositions and methodically guides performers in studying them.

Author Biography

Areg Villy Sargsyan, Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory

born in 1976, Yerevan). In 1994 he graduated from the Piano Department of the Tchaikovsky ten-year-old music school (class of V. V. Sargsyan). In 1999 he graduated from YSC, in 2001 he got a postgraduate degree in YSC (class Prof. V. V. Sargsyan). From 2001 to 2003 he served in the RA Army. Since 2004 he has been a pedagogue at YSC, and an Associate Professor since 2011. In the same year he held a master class in Beirut, Lebanon. Areg Sargsyan is a winner of many national and international competitions and a participant in festivals such as the competition of pianists after S. Elmas, 1996 (Belgian Foundation). He won the 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition in Yekaterinburg - "Russian Season" (2008). In 2009 he participated in the American Protege International Russian Festival in New York (USA), also in the German festival "The Long Piano Night" (license CD, 2009) in Tbilisi. Since 1992 he has regularly performed both with solo programs and with different orchestras of Armenia and with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra. He has a CD and several recordings at National Radio. He had solo concerts in Armenia, Russia, Lebanon, Georgia, Italy and the United States. He is author of a number of scientific and methodological publications, the compiler of Sergey Markosyan's collection "Four Cycles of Piano Plays". Many of his students have won international competitions.

References

Gasparyan S. G, Komitas, Yerevan, 1947.

//Komitasakan, Yerevn, 1981.

Shaverdyan A. L, Komitas, Moscow, 1989.

Geodakyan, G Sh., Komitas, Yerevan, 1969. Գասպարյան U. Գ., Կոմիաաս, Երևան, 1947 թ.: //Կոմիտասական, Երևան, 1981թ.: Шавердян А.И., Комитас., М., 1989. Геодакян Г.Ш., .Комитас., Ер., 1969.

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Published

2024-08-15

How to Cite

Sargsyan, A. V. (2024). Komitas piano legacy. Musical Armenia, 64(1), 86–89. Retrieved from https://yerazhshtakanhayastan.am/index.php/ma/article/view/283

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 1 (2023): Musical Armenia

Section

Articles