American composer. Born in Massachusetts to an Armenian father and a Scottish mother. His real name was Alan Banes Chakhmakhjian. He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. He studied the traditional music of his own roots in Armenia, as well as Japan and India, and created his own unique music using these as material. His representative works include the symphonies "The Mysterious Mountain" and "Echmiadzin," as well as the orchestral works "Meditation of Zeami," "Ukiyo," and "And God Created the Great Whale." Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
アメリカの作曲家。マサチューセッツ州でアルメニア系の父親とスコットランド系の母親の間に生れる。本名アラン・バネス・チャクマクジアン。ニューイングランド音楽院卒業。自らのルーツであるアルメニア,さらには日本やインドなどの伝統音楽を研究し,それらに素材を採った独自の音楽を創造した。代表作として交響曲《神秘の山》《エチミアジン》,管弦楽曲《世阿弥の瞑想》《浮世》《そして神は大いなる鯨を創りたもうた》などがある。
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