Grikor Suni

Grikor Suni Mirzaian
Grikor Suni Mirzaian
	Grikor Suni with his chorus at Shushi in 1902
Background information
Birth name	Grikor Mirzaian
Born	September 10, 1876; Getabek, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Origin	Armenian
Died	December 18, 1939 (aged 63); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation(s)	Composer, Choirmaster, Musicologist

Grikor Mirzaian Suni (Armenian: Գրիգոր Միրզայեան Սիւնի; originally Grikor Mirzaian, also Grigor; September 10, 1876 – December 18, 1939) was an Armenian composer and choirmaster.^[1]

In his hometown of Shushi, Suni became famous for his musical talents and organized his first concert. This would get him in trouble with Russian authorities forcing his chorus out of Shushi where they went on to spread Armenian cultural music around the world.^[2] Suni was an instrumental figure in establishing the national identity of Armenian music and considered one of the many founders of modern Armenian music.^[3]^[4]

^ Sarkisyan, Svetlana (2001). Tyrell, John; Sadie, Stanley (eds.). Syuni, Grigor (Mirzaian). Grove Music Online. Vol. 26. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52534.
^ Suni 2005, pp. 126–128.
^ Vann, Karine (June 30, 2017). "Why This Composer Made Melodies Out of Mountainsides". Smithsonian (Serial). Smithsonian Magazine. ISSN 0037-7333. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ Burcu Yıldız (2013). "Construction of 'national identity in Armenian music historiography [Ermeni müziği tarih yazımında 'milli kimlik'kurgusu]". Journal of Human Sciences. 10 (1). Sakarya University: 1524–1536. ISSN 2458-9489. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[Grove-1] Sarkisyan, Svetlana (2001). Tyrell, John; Sadie, Stanley (eds.). Syuni, Grigor (Mirzaian). Grove Music Online. Vol. 26. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52534.

[FOOTNOTESuni2005126–128-2] Suni 2005, pp. 126–128.

[suni-3] Vann, Karine (June 30, 2017). "Why This Composer Made Melodies Out of Mountainsides". Smithsonian (Serial). Smithsonian Magazine. ISSN 0037-7333. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[4] Burcu Yıldız (2013). "Construction of 'national identity in Armenian music historiography [Ermeni müziği tarih yazımında 'milli kimlik'kurgusu]". Journal of Human Sciences. 10 (1). Sakarya University: 1524–1536. ISSN 2458-9489. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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