Alan Hovhaness

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
composer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Institute_of_Arts_and_Letters_award
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-03-08
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Alan_Vaness_Chakmakjian
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Somerville,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate 2000-06-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_England_Conservatory_of_Music
gptkbp:ethnicity Armenian
Scottish
gptkbp:genre gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:opera
classical music
orchestral music
chamber music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Hovhaness
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:spirituality
Renaissance music
Indian music
Japanese music
Armenian music
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Armenian_Rhapsody_No._1
gptkb:Fantasy_on_Japanese_Woodprints
gptkb:Lousadzak
gptkb:Prayer_of_St._Gregory
gptkb:Symphony_No._22_"City_of_Light"
gptkb:Symphony_No._2_"Mysterious_Mountain"
gptkb:Symphony_No._50_"Mount_St._Helens"
gptkbp:numberOfSymphonies 67
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:conductor
composer
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Delos
gptkb:Koch_International_Classics
gptkb:Crystal_Records
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Seattle
gptkbp:signature spiritual themes
counterpoint
modal melodies
use of non-Western instruments
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hinako_Fujihara
gptkb:Martha_Mott_Davis
gptkb:Rosina_Hovhaness
gptkbp:website https://www.hovhaness.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1930s–2000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Armenian-American_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4