The Theme of Earthquake 1988 in the Works of the Composers of the Yerevan Conservatory

Authors

  • Rita Lukash Aghayan Gyumri Branch of Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory

Keywords:

Earthquake 1988, Composers of the Yerevan Conservatory, A. Harutyunyan, V. Balyan, E. Sadoyan, M. Israelyan, E Hayrapetyan, A. Babayan, M. Kokzhaev, S. Sukiasyan

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of one of the themes of the composer’s creativity in Armenia, the origin of which was due to the tragic reality that developed in Armenia as a result of the earthquake on December 7, 1988.
The echoes of the tragedy acquired the meaning of an artistic symbol in the work of graduates and teachers of the Yerevan Conservatory. Among them are A. Harutyunyan, V. Balyan, G. Chtchyan, E.
Ej. Sadoyan, M. Israelyan, E. Hayrapetyan, A. Babayan, M. Kokzhaev, S. Lusikyan, D. Aladzhyan, S. Rostomyan, S. Sukiasyan other.
The works examined by us reflect a wide panorama of genre solutions, ideological-figurative spheres, bright trends in the composer’s experience of the 20th century, on the one hand, and on the other, the uniqueness of the artistic aspirations and creative searches of the authors.

Author Biography

Rita Lukash Aghayan, Gyumri Branch of Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory

Musicologist, Graduated from the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory in 1979 (class of prof. E. R. Pashinyan). From 1997 to 2000 she worked at the Gyumri Kara-Murza College of Music, and from 1997 to the present day at the Gyumri Branch of the Yerevan Conservatory as a Lecturer of musical-theoretical disciplines.

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Published

2022-10-26

How to Cite

Aghayan Р. Л. (2022). The Theme of Earthquake 1988 in the Works of the Composers of the Yerevan Conservatory. Musical Armenia, 2(61), 117–120. Retrieved from https://yerazhshtakanhayastan.am/index.php/ma/article/view/88