Background
Babadzhanian, Arno was born on January 22, 1921 in Erevan, Armenia.
Babadzhanian, Arno was born on January 22, 1921 in Erevan, Armenia.
Studied at the Gnesin Music School, Moscow. Studied at the Gnesin Music School, Moscow. Pupil of E. Gnesina and V. Shebalin, then at Moscow and Erevan Conservatories. Graduated in composition from the Erevan Conservatory, 1947.
Pupil of V. Tal’ian. Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, 1948. Pupil of K. Igumnov.
Taught at the Erevan Conservatory from 1950. Lecturer from 1956. Compositions (largely song music) characterised by a sense of modernity and a variety of genres. Composed also for films.