Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000
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Name (Latin)
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000
Other forms of name
Chakmakjian, Alan Vaness, 1911-2000
Hovaness, Alan, 1911-2000
Hovanesu, Aran, 1911-2000
Hovhannes, Alan, 1911-2000
Hovaness, Alan Scott, 1911-2000
Chakmakjian, Alan Hovhaness, 1911-2000
Hohvaness, Alan, 1911-2000
Hovhanness, Alan, 1911-2000
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-
Date of birth
1911-03-08
Date of death
2000-06-21
Place of birth
Somerville (Mass.)
Place of death
Seattle (Wash.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Music
Occupation
Composers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- A letter to the late Sergei, p2003:container (Alan Hovhaness; Aran Hovanesu)
- Wikipedia, October 17, 2018(Alan Hovhaness (March 8, 1911-June 21, 2000); Armenian-American composer; born as Alan Vaness Chakmakjian in Somerville, Massachusetts; he began to use the surname "Hovaness" in honor of his paternal grandfather, and changed it to "Hovhaness" around 1944; moved to Seattle in the early 1970s, where he lived for the rest of his life)
- His Twelve Armenian folk songs, for piano solo, 1943.
- His Majnun symphony [SR] p1986:insert (Alan Hovhaness Chakmakjian)
- New Grove(Hovhaness (Hovaness), Alan (Chakmakjian, Alan Hovhaness))
- Baker's biographical dictionary of twentieth-century classical musicians, c1997(Hovhaness (real name Chakmakjian), Alan (Vaness Scott); b. Mar. 8, 1911, Somerville, Mass.; American composer of Armenian-Scottish descent)
- Phalen Tassie sings American contemporary songs [SR] 1967:label (Alan Hohvaness)
- MLA-L(Alan Hovhaness; d. Wed. June 21, 2000, age 89)
- New York Times, June 23, 2000(Alan Hovhaness, 89, composer; d. June 21, 2000, Seattle, Wash.)
- Antheil, G. Ballet mécanique [SR] 1959:container (Alan Hovhanness)