Djivan Gasparyan (Armenian: Ջիվան Գասպարյան born 1928 in Solag, Armenia) is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, an Armenian double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Djivan Gasparyan is known to be the master of Duduk. ^{[1] [2] [3]} A duduk The duduk (pronounced ) is a traditional woodwind instrument of Armenian origins. ... A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. ... A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column. ... The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ...

Biography

He has won four world-wide gold Medal UNESCO competitions (1959, 1962, 1973, and 1980). In 1973, he became the first musician to receive the honorary title of People's Artist of Armenia.^[4] A professor at the Yerevan Conservatory, he has instructed and nurtured many performers to professional levels of performance in duduk. Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: Country Armenia Established 782 BC Government  - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area  - City 227 km²  (87. ...

In 2002, he received the WOMEX (World Music Expo) lifetime achievement award.

He has toured the world several times with a small ensemble playing Armenian folk music. Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the...

He has collaborated with many artists, such as Hossein Alizadeh, Sting, Erkan Ogur, Michael Brook, Peter Gabriel, Brian May, Lionel Richie, Derek Sherinian, Ludovico Einaudi, Boris Grebenshchikov, Hans Zimmer and Andreas Vollenweider. Hossein Alizadeh, playing Sallaneh. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), universally known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Erkan Oğur (born 1954, Ankara) is a Turkish musician. ... Michael Brook (born 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian guitarist familiar with many disciplines including rock, minimalism and film scores. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band Queen. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966 in Laguna Beach, California) is a ‎rock and fusion keyboardist based in Los Angeles, California. ... Ludovico Einaudi Ludovico Einaudi (Born in Turin, 1955) is a modern-day italian composer and pianist particularly noted for the use of developing melodious phrases in his piano compositions. ... Boris Grebenshchikov, 1985 Boris Grebenshchikov (Russian: ) is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the founding fathers of Russian rock music. ... Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ... Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4, 1953) is a Swiss musician. ...

Djivan Gasparyan and Hossein Alizadeh were jointly nominated for a 2007 Grammy award for their 2006 collaboration album Endless Vision. Djivan Gasparyan is also highly respected in Iran for his contribution to Iranian and Armenian music^{[citation needed]}. Hossein Alizadeh, playing Sallaneh. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Discography

• I Will Not Be Sad in This World (All Saints, 1989)
• Moon Shines at Night (All Saints)
• Ask Me No Questions (Traditional Crossroads 4268, 1996)
• Apricots From Eden (Traditional Crossroads 4276, 1996)
• The Crow, soundtrack
• Black Rock, with Michael Brook (Realworld 46230, 1998)
• Djivan Gasparyan Quartet (Libra Music 1998)
• The Siege, soundtrack (1998)
• Eden Roc (Ludovico Einaudi, 1999)
• Heavenly Duduk (Network 1999)
• Cosmopoly, as guest of Andreas Vollenweider (EDEL records, SLG records (USA/Canada)
• Armenian Fantasies (Network 34801, 2000)
• Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture, soundtrack
• Fuad, with Erkan Ogur (Traditional Turkish & Armenian songs) (2001)
• Blood of the Snake, Derek Sherinian (2006) (Gaspayran appears on the track "Prelude To Battle")
• RockPaperScissors, Michael Brook (EQR 0006, 2006)(Gaspayran appears on track "Pasadena part two")

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