Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk (; 1 December 1912 – 20 October 2008) was an

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composer, pianist and teacher, living in Istanbul.

Early life

Karamanuk was born in the

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district of

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. She began studying the piano at the age of five with

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, and later graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory (now Istanbul University State Conservatory)in 1939, where her principal teacher was Ferdi Statzer. She also took classes with

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and Licco Amar in music theory, history and chamber music. Subsequently, Karamanuk took private lessons in piano with

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and composition with

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for a short period.

Career

Karamanuk composed numerous songs, choral works, large-scale compositions for chorus and orchestra ('' Akhtamar'' and ''The Song of

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''), a children’s

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(''Tomorrow’s Artists''), children's songs, piano compositions, and arrangements of liturgical chants. Her works have been performed in several countries and recorded by distinguished soloists and ensembles. Concerts devoted entirely to her compositions have been organised in

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and Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. In 2004, a film titled ''Akhtamar'' based on Karamanuk's eponymous symphonic poem was premiered in Yerevan's

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. Her compositions are published by the

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of America, the Turkish-Armenian Teachers Association of Istanbul and the

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of Armenia, where her manuscripts are reposited.Սարյան։ p 16-21.

Honors

She was honored with a pontifical encyclical and the St. Sahag-St. Mesrob Medal from the

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; a pontifical encyclical and the St. Mesrob Mashtots Medal from the Catholicos of the

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. She also received a pastoral letter and a celebrative medal by

Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan of Constantinople Archbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan (in Armenian Մեսրոպ Բ Մութաֆեան), or Mutafian, also known as Mesrop Mutafyan in Eastern Armenian transliteration (16 June 1956 – 8 March 2019), was the 84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. The ...

. In 2005

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, former President of Armenia, issued a proclamation of gratitude to Sirvart Karamanuk, for her enduring contributions to Armenian culture.

Compositions

Vocal-orchestral

*Ախթամար • ''Akhtamar'' • (Akhtamar), 1969 *Գարնան առաւօտ • ''Karnan aravod'' • (A Spring Morning), 1969 *Երգ Պետրոս Դուրեանի • ''Yerk Bedros Turyani'' • (The Song of Bedros Tourian), 1972

Vocal (solo)

*Տէ՛ր, ես քեզմէ ուզեցի • ''Der, yes kezme uzetsi'' • (I beseeched you, O Lord), 1946 *Եարճան • ''Yar, jan'' • (Beloved), 1946 *Նէ • ''Ne'' *Ի՞նչ կ՚ըսեն • ''Inch gısen?'' *Սիրերգ • ''Sirerk'' *Այնքան շատ • ''Aynkan shad'' *Սիրտ ունենք, սէր չունենք •''Sird unenk, ser chunenk'' *Հոգիս • ''Hokis'' *Երեք կոչերը • ''Yerek gocherı'' *Ինչ անեմ որ հաւատաս • ''Inch anem vor havadas'' *Նամակ • ''Namag'' *Օրօրոցի մօտ • ''Ororotsi mod'' *Սիրտը • ''Sirdı'' *Ես որ մեռնեմ • ''Yes vor mernem'' *Անանուն • ''Ananun'' *Սիրերգ • ''Sirerk'' *Սէր • ''Ser'' *Մի՛ մերձենար յիս • ''Mi mertsenar his'' *Կոյսը • ''Guysı'' *Ողջակէզ • ''Voghchagez'' *Սաղմոս • ''Saghmos'' *Օրօր • ''Oror'' *Երջանկութիւն • ''Yerchangutyun'' *Սպասում • ''Sbasum'' *Սէր անայլայլ • ''Ser anaylayl'' *Բանաստեղծութիւն • ''Panasdeghdzutyun'' *Ներբող Դուրեանի • ''Nerpogh Turyani'' *Երկնէր երկին և երկիր • ''Yergner yergin yev yergir'' *Եկէսցէ • ''Yegestse'' *Ես որ մեռնեմ • ''Yes vor mernem'' *Վերջալոյսին դէմ • ''Verchaluysin tem'' *Աշնանային • ''Ashnanayin'' *Եթէ • ''Yete'' *Անտուն գիշերներ • ''Andun kisherner'' *Օտա՜ր, ամայի՜ • ''Odar, amayi'' *Կ՚ուզես լինեմ վշտի ցօղեր • ''Guzes linem vshdi tsogher'' *Փափաք • ''Papak'' *Ես սիրեցի • ''Yes siretsi'' *Մայիսեան վարդեր • ''Mayisyan varter'' *Բարի երկինք (երգաշար) • ''Pari yergink'' *Սիրել վերջին շունչով • ''Sirel verchin shunchov'' *Ինչ աղուոր է • ''Inch aghvor e'' *Գարուն • ''Karun'' *Գարունն եմ ես • ''Karun n'em es'' *Երեսդ վառի • ''Yerest vari'' *Օրէ օր • ''Ore or'' *Իրիկունը վերջին • ''Irigunı verchin'' *Ամէն գիշեր • ''Amen kisher'' *Խօսք առ բանաստեղծութիւն • ''Kosk ar panasdeghdzutyun'' *Մայրամուտ • ''Mayramud'' *Հեգնանք • ''Heknank'' *Սուրբին աղօթքը • ''Surpin aghotkı'' *Անգամ մը միայն • ''Ankam mı miayn'' *Մայր • ''Mayr'' *Սուտ կամ իրաւ • ''Sud gam irav'' *Մի՛ դպիք • ''Mi tbik'' *Վերյիշում • ''Verhishum'' *Կապոյտ ու դալար • ''Gabuys u talar'' *Սպասում • ''Sbasum'' *Խաղը կեանքի • ''Khaghı gyanki'' *Սկսիլ • ''Sgsil'' *Քառասմբակ սէրերով • ''Karasmpag sererov'' *Գայլին մահը • ''Kaylin mahı'' *Հայաստան ասելիս • ''Hayasdan aselis'' *Վոգալիզ • ''Vokaliz'' *Երազներ իմ կորած • Yerazner im goradz

Vocal (duet)

*Կոյսի հոգի • ''Guysi hoki'' (The soul of the virgin) *Հովուերգութիւն • ''Hovverkutyun'' *Խարխափում • ''Kharkhapum'' *Առաւօտ • ''Aravod'' (Morning)

Choral (secular)

*Պագնեմ զքո լայն ճակատ • ''Baknem zko layn jagad'' • (Let Me Kiss Your Clear Forehead), 1956 *Գարուն-Պարերգ • ''Karun/Barerk'' *Հունձք կը ժողվեմ • ''Huntsk gı zhoghvem'' • (Harvesting), 1961 *Անի • ''Ani'' • (

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) *Դժար տարի • ''Tzhar dari'' • (Hard Year), 1969 *Ճան իմ յա՜ր • ''Jan im yar'' *Սի՛րտս երկինք է • ''Sirds yergink e'' • (My Heart Wide as the Sky), 1975 *Բինկէօլ • ''Bingoel'' • (

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), 1993 *Երեսդ վառի • ''Yerest vari'' • 1997 *Սուրբ Մեսրոպ • ''Surp Mesrob'' • 2003

Choral (sacred)

*Սուրբ Աստուած • ''Surp Asdvadz'' • (Holy Lord) *Ճաշու շարական (ԱՁ, ԲՁ, ԳՁ, ԴՁ, ԱԿ, ԲԿ, ԳԿ, ԴԿ) • '' Jashu sharagan'' • (Eight Synaxis Hymns), 1968 *Ի Սբ. կոյսն Հռիփսիմէ • ''I Surp guysn Hripsime'' • (To Virgin Holy

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), 1973

Choral (occasional pieces)

*Էսաեանի քայլերգ • ''Esayani kaylerk'' *Գարակէօզեանի քայլերգ • ''Karagoezyani kaylerk'' *Կոմիտասի քայլերգ • ''Gomidasi kaylerk'' *Է.Ս.Մ. 25-ամեակի քայլերգ • ''Esayan sanuts miutyan 25-amyagi kaylerk'' • *Դպրեվանքի քայլերգ • ''Tbrevanki kaylerk'' • 1987 *Ձօն՝ Դպրոցասէրցի մանուկներուն • ''Tson Tbrotsasertsi manugnerun'' • 1994 *Վիէննայի քայլերգ • ''Viennayi kaylerk'' • 1995 *Զուարթնոցի քայլերգ • ''Zvartnotsi kaylerk'' • 1996 *Թարգմանչաց վարժարանի քայլերգ • ''Tarkmanchats varzharani kaylerk'' • 2006 *Ձօներգ՝ Հայկ և Անժէլ Արսլանեաններուն • ''Tsonerk Hayg yev Anzhel Arslanyannerun'' • 2007 *Ազգային հիւանդանոցի քայլերգ • ''Azkayin hivantanotsi kaylerk'' • 2007 *Սուրբ Յակոբ հիւանդանոցի քայլերգ • ''Surp Hagop hivantanotsi kaylerk'' • 2008

Children's operetta

*Վաղուան արուեստագէտները • ''Vaghvan arvesdakednerı'' • (Tomorrow's Artists), 1949

Children's songs

*88 songs for children (1988-1992) *Արթիւրին երգը (Մկնիկ) • ''Arthur's song (Mgnig)'' • 2002, 2006

Instrumental

*Petite suite en do, pn, 1940 *Largo maestoso, pn, 1940 *La Tonkinoise, pn, 1941 *Histoire bizarre, pn, 1941 *Pastorale, pn, 1942 *Trois mignons, pn, 1942 *Երիտասարդութիւն, հասունութիւն, ծերութիւն (Youth, Maturity, Old Age), pn, 1943 *Admiration, pn, 1944 *Caprice orientale, pn, 1945 *Պարերգ (Dance-song), pn, 1946 *Կոյսի հոգի • ''Guysi hoki'', st.qrt, 1973

References

Sources

Sirvart Karamanuk's Armeniapedia entry