God Bless America - Ronan Tynan

ARUTYUNYAN Alexander G. (b. 23 IX 1920, Yerevan) - Soviet composer. Nar art. USSR (1970). Ch. CPSU since 1952. In 1941 he graduated from the Yerevan Conservatory in composition classes (S. V. Barkhudaryan) and fp. In 1946-48 he perfected the composition of G. I. Litinsky (studio at the House of Culture of the Arm. SSR, Moscow). Since 1954 art. hands. Arm Philharmonic. A. 's music is creative. use of arm. nar. -intonational material, its rhythmic rhythm. features. A. fame brought "Cantata of the Homeland" (1948, State Ave. USSR, 1949). Bright nat. Symphony (1957), vocal-symphony differ in originality. the poem “The Legend of the Armenian People” (1961), the opera “Sayat-Nova” (1963-67, post. 1969, Armenian Opera and Ballet Theater, Yerevan). Dr. Op . : music. Comedy - The Highly Honored Beggars (1972); cantatas - Ode to Lenin (1967), With my homeland (1969), Anthem to the brotherhood (1970); for orc. - Solemn Ode (1947), Festive Overture (1949), Symphoniette (1966); concerts with orc. - for fp. (1941), voices (1950), trumpets (1950), horn (1962); Theme and six variations for trumpet and orc. (1972); concertina - for fp. (1951), for the 5th spirit. instruments (1964); wok. cycle Monument to Mother (1969), cycle for the choir a cappella - My Armenia (1971); chamber instr. production . ; songs, music for dramas. performances and films.