Ballad music is a musical genre that emerged in the mid-twentieth century in many countries.Its distinguishing feature is the fact that the same person combined the author of melodies and lyrics, vocalist and guitarist.In the seventies of the last century there bard song era of the Soviet Union.Alexander Mirzoyan was one of the founders of this new musical currents.The words and melody of his songs known by heart, they sounded almost all student parties, close friendly gatherings.Many of the phrases become aphorisms.
Alexander Mirzoyan - bard.Life and career
Today, few people know the name of the artist, but fans of the genre author will remember every line of his many songs.Currently, 70-year-old bard rarely pleases the audience performances.Boast that witnessed his performances today can except his close friends, for whom he occasionally sings a particular song during chamber friendly meetings, creative skits.
Alexander Mirzoyan, whose biography will now be presented in this article, was born in an Armenian family in July 1945 in Baku (Azerbaijan SSR).As a very young boy, he and his family moved to Moscow, where he stayed for the rest of his life.In 1962, after graduation Mirzayan entered the Institute.Bauman and graduated with the degree in engineering physics.After that, he worked at the Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics.
More on the 4 th year, he began to write music on the poems of his own authorship and Russian poets of the twentieth century.In a short time he gained fame freethinker and was recognized in the circles of progressive youth.In 1977 he won the music prize Grushinskiy.In 1987, Alexander Mirzoyan created creative association of professional writers and performers "The first circle", which further led.The members of the ensemble were Lores, Kochetkov, Luferov, Kapger and others. Later, he was elected president of the Association of Russian bards (ARBA) and became deputy chairman of the Arts Council of author's song of the USSR.
Alexander Mirzoyan: citizenship
Anyone who is familiar with the work of this singer, knows that some of his poems were to be the reason for the conflict with the Soviet authorities.Because some of them he had been summoned for questioning by the KGB.In addition, Alexander Z. wrote music and performed songs based on poems of Joseph Brodsky, what also caused dissatisfaction with the Soviet government.In fact, Alexander Mirzoyan, bard and poet, was close to the dissident movement.His poems do not just fall into the collections of "samizdat".He also made friends with his namesake Alexander Galich was among the mourners his iron curtain.
phenomenon Mirzayan
It is through such bards, Alexander Z. audience, accustomed to the kitsch and the thirsty of entertainment began to turn to poetry.A distinctive feature of his poems are soulful, and his performance of songs authorship of the great poets, like Brodsky, Harms, Tsvetaeva, Chukhontsev, Oscar Wilde, Cesare Pavese et al., Helped the young people to truly understand and appreciate the meaning of these is not easy to read the works.It was promoted and came up with their melody, and his live voice, and unique tone and virtuosity on the guitar.
Fans
Bard Alexander Mirzoyan became the idol of a generation longing for truth, justice, and dreamed of a free life.He knows how to skillfully achieve a mysterious fusion of words and music that not only competes with the lyrics, but not a subordinate means to popularize poetry poems.As well as music and poetry in the works of A. Mirozoyana as equal tools that merge with each other, are able to influence the mind, the soul in motion.
Creativity
Sometimes just amazed how Alexander Mirzoyan chooses for his songs verses of other poets.From this viewpoint, its taste extremely high.In addition, his own poems are so deep and weighty that they belong next to the works of great writers, who lived in the early 20th century.
Being very conservative by nature, Mirzayan not claim the title of poet.He said that his poem - it's just a rhyming lyrics to the songs.However, the meaning inherent in these verses, incredibly deep, and it gives the audience much food for thought.They contain metaphors, various associations, irony and self-irony.Songs Mirzayan also differ in that they are not instantaneous and do not reflect any events related to a specific time period.The feelings that he wants to convey through the songs, we need at all times, they are a moral and intellectual charge.
Popularity
Alexander Mirzayan peak of popularity came in the late '70s.He played six-string guitar, while using a very unusual technique.By the way, music education had not.However, being a self-taught, he is a virtuoso of the instrument.At the concerts, which brings together all the progressive youth, he, in addition to singing songs, also told the audience anecdotes of Daniil Kharms.Later, he became less and speak before an audience engaged in scientific activities - research of the phenomenon of the song.He also received an invitation from the First Channel to become the co-host of TV show "Good Morning" and, of course, agreed.As many as 5 years in the morning we are greeted on television, Alexander Mirzoyan.
