Tsolak Vaghinag Bekaryan (; October 30, 1922 – August 22, 1980) was an Armenian composer, violinist, and pedagogue. He was born in

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to educators, Vaghinag and Mari Bekaryan. In 1926, Bekaryan, with his parents, returned to their motherland,

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. Bekaryan has written orchestral, instrumental, and vocal compositions. He died in the town of

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in the

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(his holiday home).

Biography

* From 1940 to 1942, Bekaryan studied at the State Music College named after Romanos Melikyan * In 1948, Bekaryan graduated from

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from the violin department. In 1960, from the composition department with the guidance of

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. * During 1945 to 1965, he performed with the

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* From 1965 to 1980, Bekaryan taught at

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Compositions

* Concerto - string Orchestra * Rhapsody - Symphony Orchestra * Suite - folk ensemble * Festive Overture - violin ensemble and piano * Characters - piano quintet * Concerto - for the violin accompanied by the piano * Poem - for the violin accompanied by the piano * Suite - for the piano and flute * Sonata No. 1 - violin solo * Sonata No. 3 - violin solo * Fantastic Prelude - piano * Freedom Song -

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vocal-symphonic poem *

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Mani - cantata reciter, choir, and Symphony Orchestra * My Luck - voice and chamber orchestra * Striptease - among the songs of 20th Century Paris * Parvana - Women's Choir and Chamber Orchestra poem * Ave Maria - mixed choir poem * Song of Freedom - for a cantata reciter and mixed choir without accompaniment * Marine Monastery - for a mixed choir without any accompaniment * Symphony No. 1 - for a mixed choir without any accompaniment * Symphony No. 2 - for a mixed choir without any accompanimentSoviet Armenia's music. 1973,

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Publications

* Poem for the violin accompanied by the piano, 1971,

* Two sonatas for violin solos, 1973, Yerevan * Оркестровые произведения советских композиторов, Поэма для струнного оркестра, 1976,

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* Романсы композиторов Армении, Моему счастью, 1976, Moscow * Armenian Composers' Vocal Works, Marine Monastery, 1978, Yerevan * Ts. Bekaryan, Y. Gevorgyan, solfeggio, 1980, Yerevan * Violin sonatas, Sonata No. 3, 1983, Yerevan

Vinyl Records

* Violin music. Plays Ruben Aharonyan Tsolak Bekaryan - Sonata No.2 for violin solo. (LP, RP)

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С10 04661 009, 1982 * Choir of the Armenian Choral Society. Conductor Emma Tsaturyan: Tsolak Bekaryan - "Mariné Vancum". Melodiya * Romances on the lyrics of A. Isahakyan. Melodiya * Tsolak Bekaryan - "To my destinyz" - Knarik Maluntsyan. Melodiya

References

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