Nikoghayos Tigranian

Nikoghayos Tigranian 31 August 1856 Gyumri - 17 February 1951 Yerevan Was An Armenian Composer Ethnomusicologist And Pianist. People's Artist Of Armenia 1933 . Hero Of Labour 1936 . For The First Time Braille System Was Implemented In Armenia In 1921 By Composer Nikoghos Tigranyan In Gyumri School Founded By Him. Blind From The Age Of 9 He Studied At The Vienna Institute For The Blind 1873–80 And Saint Petersburg Conservatory With Rimsky-Korsakov . He Collected Armenian Folk Music Which He Used In Arrangements Many For Piano And Original Works. Tigranian Was The First Composer To Translate Such Music Into Orchestral Terms. The Gyumri Art School Is Named After Him. read less