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Djivan Gasparyan
Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan;[1] Armenian: Ջիվան
Djivan Gasparyan
Գասպարյան, Armenian pronunciation: [dʒiˈvɑn ɡɑspɑɾˈjɑn]; born October 12,
1928[1][2]) is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, a
double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe.
Gasparyan is known as the "Master of the duduk".[3][4][5]

Contents
Biography Djivan Gasparyan in 2009
Discography Background information
References Born October 12, 1928
External links Solak, Armenia
Genres Armenian folk
Occupation(s) composer, score
Biography composer,
Born in Solak, Armenia to parents from Mush, Gasparyan started to play musician
duduk when he was six. In 1948, he became a soloist of the Armenian Song Instruments duduk
and Dance Popular Ensemble and the Yerevan Philharmonic Orchestra.[6]
Years active 1948–present
He has won four medals at UNESCO worldwide competitions (1959, 1962, Labels All Saints
1973, and 1980). In 1973 Gasparyan was awarded the honorary title Records, SLG
People's Artist of Armenia.[7] In 2002, he received the WOMEX (World Records
Music Expo) Lifetime Achievement Award. Associated acts Derek Sherinian,
Hans Zimmer,
A professor at the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory,[6] he has instructed
Peter Gabriel,
and nurtured many performers to professional levels of performance in
Roman
duduk.
Miroshnichenko,
In 1998 he released an album with a unique duduk quartet he formed. Hossein Alizadeh
Creating arrangements for 4 musicians with "new duduk tones, alto and
bass, was an extremely difficult task" and challenge, but the quartet did become a reality performing and "there is no
other like it in the world", he witnessed in the lines notes of Nazeli.

He has toured the world several times with a small ensemble playing Armenian folk music. His music has been chosen
on the soundtrack of several international films.

He has collaborated with many artists, such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Hossein Alizadeh, Erkan Ogur, Michael Brook,
Brian May, Lionel Richie, Derek Sherinian, Ludovico Einaudi, Luigi Cinque, Boris Grebenshchikov, Brian Eno, David
Sylvian, Hans Zimmer and Andreas Vollenweider.

He also recorded with the Kronos quartet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[8]

Gasparyan played as part of the Armenian entry "Apricot Stone" by Eva Rivas at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in
Oslo and became the oldest ever person to feature in a Eurovision Song Contest performance,[9] but was not officially
listed as a guest artist.

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Discography
Duduk. Armenian folk songs (Мелодия / Melody, 1983)
I Will Not Be Sad in This World (All Saints Records, 1989)
Moon Shines at Night (All Saints Records, 1993)
Ask Me No Questions (Traditional Crossroads 4268, 1994)
Apricots From Eden (Traditional Crossroads 4276, 1996)
Salute (1998)
Black Rock, with Michael Brook (Realworld 46230, 1998)
Djivan Gasparyan Quartet - Nazeli (Libra Music 1998)
Heavenly Duduk (Network 1999)
Armenian Fantasies (Network 34801, 2000)
Nazani (2001)
Fuad, with Erkan Ogur (Traditional Turkish & Armenian songs) (2001)
In My World, I Have No Pain (World Records - Parseghian Records, 2002)
Endless Vision: Persian And Armenian Songs, with Hossein Alizadeh (World Village, Harmonia Mundi, 2005)
Nectar for the Bitter World (2007)
The Soul of Armenia (Network Medien’s double-CD package 2008)
Penumbra, with Michael Brook (Canadian Rational/bigHelium, 2008)
Collaborations as guest artist

Dead Bees On A Cake, David Sylvian; (Gasparyan appears on the track 'Darkest Dreaming')
Cosmopoly, as guest of Andreas Vollenweider (EDEL Records, SLG Records (USA/Canada)
Naked Spirit, special guest of Sainkho, 1998
Eden Roc, Ludovico Einaudi, (1999) (Gasparyan appears on 3 tracks)
Free Fall, Jesse Cook (Narada, 2000) (Gasparyan appears on the track "Incantation")
Blood of the Snake, Derek Sherinian (2006) (Gaspayran appears on the track "Prelude To Battle")
RockPaperScissors, Michael Brook (EQR 0006, 2006) (Gasparyan appears on track "Pasadena part two")
Pangea with Lian Ensemble (Houman Pourmehdi & Piraye Pourafar), Swapan Chaudhuri and Miroslav Tadić
(Lian Records 118, 2006)
Selection of film soundtrack contributions

The Crow, soundtrack (1994)

The Siege, soundtrack (1998)
Ronin, soundtrack (1998)
Gladiator : More Music From the Motion Picture, soundtrack 2000
Syriana, soundtrack (2005)
Blood Diamond, soundtrack (2006)
Samsara, soundtrack (2011) (as Dijan Gasparyan)

References
1. "Biography" (http://jivanduduk.com/jivan-gasparyan-biography.html). Jivan Gasparyan Official Website. Retrieved
2011-08-22.
2. allmusic gives birth year as 1928.
3. On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring - Page 87 by Fred Karlin, Rayburn Wright
4. World Music: The Rough Guide - Page 334 by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo
5. Djivan Gasparyan at MSN music (http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16132822)
6. "An Evening with Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook | Asbarez.com" (http://asbarez.com/57452/an-evening-wit
h-djivan-gasparyan-and-michael-brook/). asbarez.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
7. Biography (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p79158/biography) at AllMusic
8. Nercessian, Andy (2001-08-28). The Duduk and National Identity in Armenia (https://books.google.tn/books?id=9
U3-AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=Duduk+britannica&source=bl&ots=wWqRpV414r&sig=OsIuCn6bU2ar

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=Duduk%20&f=false). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461672722.
9. Armenian apricot stone becomes a tree at eurovision.tv (http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?p=2&id=13873)

External links
Official Website (https://www.jivanduduk.com/)
Djivan Gasparyan (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p79158) at AllMusic

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