Manukyan Edward
Манукян Эдвард
List of works by Edward Manukyan*
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"Caucasian Waltz" for orchestra (2003. rev. 2005)
[Orch: 2222 4231 p strings] Duration: 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Concerto-Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (2004)
[Orch: 2222 4231 p strings] Duration: 17 minutes.
"Armenian Suite" for wind orchestra (2005)
Duration: 16 minutes. Parts: 1. Openning Dance 2. Fanfare 3. Song 4. Scherzo 5. Dance 6. Patriotic March
Nocturne (2005)
[Orch: 2222 4331 p strings] Duration: 4 minutes.
"Images of Armenia" for flute, oboe and clarinet (2005)
Duration: 9 minutes.
Romance (2005)
[Orch: 2222 4231 p strings] Duration: 6 minutes.
Duet for violin and piano (2005-2006)
Duration: 9 minutes. Movements: 1. Allegro 2. Andantino 3. Vivace Con Brio
"Suite for Brass Quartet", for 2 trumpets, French horn and trombone (2005-2006)
Duration: 38 minutes. Parts: 1. Armenian Fanfare 2. Song 3. Dawn In Ararat Valley 4. Battle Fanfare 5. Glendale Fanfare 6. Lament for Home 7. Peasant Song 8. Sunrise 9. Capricio 10. Scherzo 11. Morning Fanfare 12. Andante 13. Russian Fanfare 14. Love Song 15. Closing Dance
"Symphonic Fantasy" for wind orchestra (2006)
Duration: 24 minutes. Movements: 1. Moderato Con Moto 2. Andante 3. Allegro Molto Vivace
- Not included are over 60 songs written during the years from 1999 to 2003. To view a listing of some of Manukyan's songs please click here.
http://www.edwardmanukyan.com/biography.html
An Armenian born in Armavir, Armenia (then Soviet Union), in 1981, Edward Manukyan won state scholarship to study languages and psychology at the University after V. Brusov in Yerevan (1997-2002). Having discovered his love for music relatively late, he had to teach himself music theory and learned to play the piano and several other instruments. Being fast-learner and a devoted enthusiast, Manukyan advanced to professional qualities and was employed by the Armenian Sympho-Jazz Orchestra as a composer and performing musician. Many of Manukyan's compositions became standards in the repertoire of the orchestra and were regularly performed in concerts. Manukyan also led his own jazz quartet, himself playing the piano and composing repertoires.
Although mostly self-taught at the time, the young composer had the support and friendship of accomplished Soviet Armenian composers, such as Gagik Mamyan, Martin Vartazaryan, Tigran Mansuryan and others; colleagues of such outstanding Soviet composers as Khachaturyan and Shostakovich. It was through conversations with these individuals that Manukyan was connected to the traditions of symphonic music of the Soviet era, which whetted his appetite for studying orchestration techniques that came directly from Rimsky-Korsakov's age and that of Alexander Spendiaryan, a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the founder of 20th century Armenian symphonic music.
Upon moving to United States, in 2002, Manukyan studied composition with acclaimed American composer Rowan Taylor, who imparted more conservative control to Manukyan's musicianship, while at the same time encouraging his creative individuality. He also studied conducting with Stephen Piazza and had the opportunity to conduct his own orchestral works as he wrote them, developing advanced techniques in orchestration. Later in 2005 Manukyan was admitted into the Master Classes in Composition at the California State University in Los Angeles, where he studied with composers John Kennedy and James Newton, specializing in 20th century compositional techniques. Manukyan also studied advanced conducting with David Buck, the founder and music director of the Los Angeles Symphonic Camerata.
Since 2004 a number of concerts in Southern California premiered many of Manukyan's symphonic and chamber compositions, as well as songs he wrote for talented local singers. His vocal pieces were performed and recorded by mezzo-sopranos; Erica Maresh, Melissa James and Olga Bezrukov. Manukyan's large-scale works were premiered by the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds and smaller brass and wind ensembles in Southern California, featuring noted soloists, such as Howie Shear and Michael Martens.
Manukyan's early compositional style, although heavily influenced by Khachaturian, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and other composers of the period, already showed some characteristics of the composer's own voice. Having studied deeply the leading music trends of our time, Manukyan took elements from Armenian folklore and developed a fresh and colorful style, exploiting modern techniques. Later, in his "Symphonic Suite" the composer achieved a successful balance between accessible melodic structures and contemporary symponism. The wide range of Manukyan's compositions include a number of symphonic and chamber works, pieces for solo instruments and over sixty songs.
Edward Manukyan is single and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Edward Manukyan
Edward Manukyan (?????? ?????????) is an Armenian-born composer from Southern California. With a growing repertoire of mostly orchestral and chamber works, he has studied composition with acclaimed American composer Rowan Taylor and continued his studies at the California State University in Los Angeles. Manukyan's works are full of inspirations of Armenian folklore, exploiting excessively the rich and driving rhythms of the Caucasus. Most recent works include a large-scale Symphonic Fantasy for wind orchestra (2006) and Suite for brass quartet (2005-2006). [edit] External Links
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