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armen tigranian 10 february 1950 tbilisi 1890s -- 1950 alexandropol 26 december 1879 armen tigranyan composer.jpg armen tigranian
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armen tigranian

armen tigrani tigranian or tigranyan or dikranian -lrb- 26 december 1879 , alexandropol -- 10 february 1950 , tbilisi -rrb- was an armenian music composer and conductor .
his best-known works were two national operas , `` anoush '' -lrb- premiere : alexandropol , 4 -lrb- 17 -rrb- august 1912 , the first opera performance in armenia -rrb- and `` davit bek '' -lrb- 1950 -rrb- ; the latter of which premiered only months before his death and was his final composition .
