Eduard Sadoyan

Eduard Sadoyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Սադոյան, 22 August 1932 — 21 February 2018) was an Armenian composer. Honored Art Worker of Armenia (2013).

Eduard Sadoyan Էդուարդ Սադոյան
Born	(1938-08-22)22 August 1938 Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Died	21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 79) Yerevan, Armenia
Genres	Classical music
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1970s – 2018

Biography

Eduard Sadoyan was born on 22 August 1932 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR.^[1]

Between 1968 and 1971, he attended the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory as an auditor, studying under Aram Khachaturian and Sergey Balasanian.^[2]

He graduated in 1976 from the composition faculty at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, under the tutelage of Alexander Arutiunian.^[2]

He became a member of the Armenian Composers' Union in 1979.^[2]

Compositions

His works encompass a wide array of genres—operas, ballets, symphonies, concertos, string quartets, choral and vocal-instrumental music.

Notable compositions include:

• Symphony «Goyamart» («Struggle for Existence»)
• Symphonietta «Three Words about Armenia»
• Mono-Opera «The Tree of Life»
• Children’s Pieces for Piano (1961-1978)
• Chamber Opera «Memoirs of Princess Maria Volkonskaya» (1978)
• Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1981)
• Chamber Opera «Hey, Who’s Here?» (1982)
• Chamber Music with Pantomime: «Bidsstrup’s Caricatures» (1984)
• «Hayrens of Love» for Soprano and Piano (or Ensemble)
• Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1989)
• Sonata-Monologue for Piano (1989)
• Opera «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» (2003)
• Ballet «Narekatsi - Prayer to God» (2008)
• «Dedication to Arshile Gorky» (Sonata for Piano, Gong and Campana) (2011)
• Children’s Ballet «The Dream of Miracles» (2012)
• Opera «Mashtots» (2014)
• 13 pieces from «Narekatsi: Prayer to God» Ballet, for Piano (2014)
• Concerto for Piano & Strings «Siamanto» (2017-2018)^[2]

Honors

• Honored Art Worker of Armenia (2013).^[1]