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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alan Hovhaness (Armenian: Ալան Յովհաննէս) (March 8, 1911 - June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." ... Read more

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Chapters: Tonio K, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan, Alan Hovhaness, Derek Sherinian, Sevan Aydinian, Daron Malakian, Albert Asriyan, Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee, Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., Paul Motian, Kim Kashkashian, Michael Gulezian, Armen Anassian, Rob Paravonian, Peter Dombourian, Ara Dinkjian, Cathy Berberian, Ivan Galamian, Armen Nalbandian, Richard Yardumian, Kallen Esperian, Beatrice Ohanessian, Michael Omartian, Haig Mardirosian, Alexander Kaloian, Levon Ambartsumian, Ontronik Khachaturian, Lucine Amara, John Herald, Richard Hagopian, Şahan Arzruni, Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian, Daja Yavasharian, Harry Babasin, Charles Amirkhanian, Sib Hashian, Ara Babajian, Eve Beglarian, Anahid Ajemian, Yvette Nelson, Ida Kavafian, Clint Bajakian, Maro Ajemian, Adiss Harmandian, Ani Kavafian, Ara Berberian, David Ohanian, John Berberian, Grikor Suni, Dennis Agajanian, Armen Ra, Tamar Kaprelian, Armen Chakmakian, Berj Zamkochian, Armand Tokatyan, Armen Donelian, Bei Ru, Greg Steele, Jeff Atmajian, Sebu Simonian, Konstantin Orbelyan, Jr., Paul Baghdadlian. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 252. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alan Hovhaness (Armenian: ) (March 8, 1911 June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." He was among the most prolific of 20th century composers, h...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=250643 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alan Hovhaness (* 8. März 1911 in Somerville, Massachusetts; † 21. Juni 2000 in Seattle) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist armenisch-schottischer Abstammung. Hovhaness wurde als Alan Vaness Chakmakjian geboren. Seine Eltern waren Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian, Chemieprofessor am Tufts College, und Madeleine Scott. Nach dem Tod seiner Mutter am 3. Oktober 1930 verwendete er den Zunamen „Hovaness" in Erinnerung an seinen Großvater väterlicherseits, und änderte ihn offiziell etwa 1940 zu „Hovhaness". Der junge Alan zeigte von Kindheit an musikalisches Interesse, und beschloss im Alter von 14 Jahren, sich der Komposition zu widmen. Er studierte am Tufts College und später am New England Conservatory of Music bei Frederick Converse. ... Read more

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Title: Música: Alan Hovhaness 1911-2000.(compositor; incluye nota sobre Juan Soriano, artista)(TT: Music: Alan Hovhaness, 1911-2000.)(TA: composer; includes note on Juan Soriano, artist)(Columna)
Author: José Antonio Alcaraz
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 3, 2000
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 80

Article Type: Columna

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Chapters: Alan Hovhaness, Mayumi Miyata, Randy Raine-Reusch, Stephan Micus, Sarah Peebles, Mark Izu,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alan Hovhaness (Armenian: ) (March 8, 1911 - June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." He was among the most prolific of 20th century composers, his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. However, the true tally is well over 500 surviving works since many opus numbers comprise two or more distinct works. He was born as Alan Vaness Chakmakjian in Somerville, Massachusetts to Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian (an Armenian chemistry professor at Tufts College who had been born in Adana, Turkey) and Madeleine Scott (an American woman of Scottish descent who had graduated from Wellesley College). When he was five, his family moved from Somerville to Arlington, Massachusetts. A Hovhaness family neighbour stated that Hovhaness's mother had insisted on moving from Somerville because of discrimination against the Armenians there. Upon his mother's death (October 3, 1930), he began to use the surname "Hovaness" in honor of his paternal grandfather, and changed it to "Hovhaness" around 1944. He stated the name change from the original Chak...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=250643 ... Read more

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"Twelve Armenian Folk Songs" is a collection of short compositions that are based on original Armenian melodies.Many of them are based on simple five finger positions that are altered only slightly.Modal sounds, contrary motion, ostinatos, and lyric melodies make it a stimulating source for early piano students.Some of the pieces are challenging but they are all based on the repitition of patterns. The collection provides a more intellectual and creative challenge to the young pianist than is commonly found in piano literature. I love teaching these pieces and most importantly, my students love playing them. The difficulty level of this collection is similar to Bartok's "For Children." ... Read more