Tatul Altunyan
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Tatul Tigrani Altunyan (October 2 (15), 1901, Adana
, Ottoman Empire
- November 29, 1973, Yerevan
) was an Armenia
n conductor, the founder of Armenian song-dance state ensemble (currently named after him). People's Artist of USSR (1965), State Prize of the USSR (1950), Professor.
Altunyan was the student of Romanos Melikian
and Spiridon Melikian. He finished the Yerevan State Conservatory, then in 1934 - the Leningrad State Conservatory
. In 1938 Altunyan founded Armenian choir, that gave performances around the world until the 1980s. It is remembered as a "perfect illustration of the beauty of traditional Armenian music".
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
- November 29, 1973, Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
) was an Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n conductor, the founder of Armenian song-dance state ensemble (currently named after him). People's Artist of USSR (1965), State Prize of the USSR (1950), Professor.
Altunyan was the student of Romanos Melikian
Romanos Melikian
Romanos Melikian was an Armenian composer.He finished the Rostov Musical College, then the classes of M. Ippolitov-Ivanov and B. Yavorsky. In 1914 he graduated from Saint Petersburg Conservatory...
and Spiridon Melikian. He finished the Yerevan State Conservatory, then in 1934 - the Leningrad State Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
. In 1938 Altunyan founded Armenian choir, that gave performances around the world until the 1980s. It is remembered as a "perfect illustration of the beauty of traditional Armenian music".