Robert Arshaki Atayan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Աթայան; 7 (20) November 1915 – 4 March 1994)[1][2] was an Armenian musicologist and composer.

He was born in Tehran, Iran and later moved to Soviet Armenia. He completed the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in 1941 and since 1944 taught there.[3] He authored several important works on the Armenian system of musical notation called khaz.[4] He spent almost thirty years researching Komitas's work and was the main editor of the Collected Works of Komitas in fourteen volumes (Yerevan, 1960-2006). He is recognized as the foremost authority of Komitas's art.[5]

Atayan died in Los Angeles.[6] He was buried in Yerevan.

References

  1. ^ Wolverton, Cynthia Kay (December 2002). "The Contributions of Armenian Composers to the Clarinet Repertoire" (PDF). University of North Texas. p. 39. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Աթայան, Ռոբերտ Արշակի, 1915-1994 (Personal Name)" (in Armenian). Armenian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ Hambardzumyan, Viktor (ed.). "Աթայան Ռոբերտ [Atayan Robert]". Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Vol. 1. Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopedia. p. 127.
  4. ^ Atʻayan, Ṙobert (1997). "Intro". In Vrej Nersessian (translator) (ed.). Armenian neume system of notation: study and analysis. Richmond, England: Curzon Press. ISBN 9780700706365. ((cite book)): |editor= has generic name (help); External link in |chapter= (help)
  5. ^ "Researchers of Komitas". Komitas Virtual Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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