- Georges Garvarentz
Infobox musical artist
Name = Georges Garvarentz
Img_capt = Georges Garvarentz (with Charles Aznavour on the left)
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Alias = George Diran Wem
Born =April 1 ,1932 Athens ,Greece
Died = death date and age|1993|3|19|1932|4|1Paris ,France
Origin = flagicon|FranceParis ,France
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Genre = Pop,Chanson ,Film score
Occupation =Composer
Years_active = 1950 - 1993
Label =EMI
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URL = http://fan.aznavour.free.fr/hommageGG.htm fr icon
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Notable_instruments =Georges Garvarentz (
April 1 ,1932 -March 19 ,1993 ) is an Armenian-Frenchcomposer , noted for his music forCharles Aznavour 's songs.Biography
Georges Garvarents was born in
Athens ,Greece , to a family of Armenian immigrants. His father, literature professor andpoet Kevork Garvarentz, was the author of the Armenian military anthem. [ [http://www.cilicia.com/armo_files_music_harach.html Harach Nahadag - March of Armenina volunteers] ]In 1942 Garvarentz's family moved to
Paris ,France , where Georges attendedConservatoire de Paris .In 1956 Georges met Charles Aznavour and started writing music for his songs. Together they wrote over 100 songs, including "Rends garde à toi" (1956), "Et pourtant" (1962), "Il faut saisir sa chance" (1962), "Retiens la nuit" (1962), "Paris au mois d'août" (Paris in August, 1966), "Une vie d'amour" (1980).
In 1965 Georges married Charles Aznavour's sister, Aida Aznavourian.
Georges Garvarentz also composed over 150 film scores, including scores for "Un taxi pour Tobrouk" (Taxi for Tobruk, 1960), "Les Parisiennes" (Tales of Paris, 1962), "Le Diable et les dix commandements" (The Devil and the Ten Commandments, 1962), "Le Rat d'Amérique" (Rat Trap, 1963), "Estambul 65" (That Man in Istanbul, 1965), "Caroline chérie" (Dear Caroline, 1968), "Sapho ou La fureur d'aimer" (Saffo, 1971), "Killer Force" (1976), "
Teheran 43 " (1981), "Yiddish Connection" (1986), "Catorce estaciones" (Fourteen Stations, 1991)Garvarentz is the author of a musical comedy "Deux anges sont venus" and an
operetta "Douchka". [ [http://perso.orange.fr/anao/oeuvre/douchka.html Douchka] fr icon]Awards and recognition
* In 1964 Garvarentz was awarded a special prize by the Chansonnier society
* In 1989 Garvarentz has received aGemini award for the Best Original Music Score - Program or Miniseries [ [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1989/1989gemini.htm 1989 4th Gemini Awards] ]References
External links
* [http://fan.aznavour.free.fr/hommageGG.htm Hommage à Georges Garvarentz] fr icon
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NAME=Garvarentz, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= George Diran Wem, Gevork Diran Wem
SHORT DESCRIPTION=composer
DATE OF BIRTH=April 1 ,1932
PLACE OF BIRTH=Athens ,Greece
DATE OF DEATH=March 19 ,1993
PLACE OF DEATH=Paris ,France
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