ON THE OCCASION OF AVET TERTERIAN'S 80TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 80th birthday of the Armenian composer Avet Terterian is celebrated on July 29.
Now that we have the opportunity to give at least a preliminary assessment of the previous century from the height of the 21st century, we can, without making a serious mistake, assert the following: out of numerous Armenian composers who grew on the national music basis created by the great Komitas, we have had two titans: Aram Khachatrian and Avet Terterian. Both were born outside Armenia - in Tbilisi and Baku, respectively. Khachatrian who was born in 1904 was a composer of the first half of the 20th century, while Terterian (born in 1929) emerged in the 1960s as if to take the baton from Khachatrian.
Khachatrian's fate evolved in such a way that his fame ensured the whole prestige of the Soviet Union: he was considered one of the three most famous Soviet composers of his time (along with Sergey Prokofyev and Dmirty Shostakovich). In case of Terterian, the situation was a bit different. True, we cannot maintain that the Soviet state ignored him, but due to the dictates of the time Terterian did not attain the fame he deserved, especially as he, most likely, surpassed the brilliant Khachatrian in talent (this is the personal opinion of the article's author, and of course, not everybody will subscribe to it). So the responsibility to present Avet Terterian in the due manner to the world lies with the Republic of Armenia.
Among the most significant works of Terterian are his eight symphonies, two ballets and the opera "Earthquake". This article does not pretend to any analysis of music, but it must be noted that the composer's powerful, exceptionally profound, apparently inexhaustible in their contents, and hence deeply Armenian works stand out against the background of contemporary music. His music seems somewhat hard to listen to (in general, is great music easy to listen to?), but only at first sight. The success of the opera "Earthquake" staged at the Spendiarian Opera Theatre last year bears evidence of it.
There is every reason to say that today Avet Terterian is the Armenian composer whose works are most frequently performed abroad, which is also evident from the data at www.terterian.org site. This is what the outstanding talent of the late composer has brought to (he died in 1994 and was buried in Yerevan). But how do we, the residents of Armenia, estimate Avet Terterian?
Now we have to present some worrying facts. In Yerevan, you cannot find any place linked to Terterian's name. There is not any monument, plaque, museum, or concert hall. The easiest thing - naming a Yerevan street after Avet Terterian was not done, although this issue has been raised at the Yerevan municipality. Even the 80th birthday anniversary of the composer has not been included in the list of this year's jubilees to be marked by the Ministry of and therefore it is not celebrated at a state level. The above-mentioned www.terterian.org website was developed and is maintained by Germans and not Armenians. This is the way we treat our great wealth.
Meanwhile, there are people who dream that for example, one day an international symphonic music festival after Terterian would be held in Yerevan. To see it, is it necessary to wait for the next "round" jubilee?
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