Parsegh Ganatchian

Parsegh Ganatchian
Born(1885-04-17)17 April 1885
Rodosto (present-day Tekirdağ), Ottoman Empire
Died21 May 1967(1967-05-21) (aged 82)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityArmenian
Occupation(s)Composer and conductor
Known forArranger of the music of "Mer Hayrenik", the Armenian national anthem

Parsegh Ganatchian or Barsegh Kanachyan (Armenian: Բարսեղ Կանաչեան; 17 April 1885 – 21 May 1967) was an Armenian composer, conductor, and sociocultural activist.[1] He is best-known for his part in arranging the music to Մեր հայրենիք (Our Fatherland), the Armenian national anthem. He comes from a modest background; his father was a shoemaker.[2]

  1. ^ Հայկական սովետական համայնագիտարան [Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia] (in Armenian). Vol. 5. Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopedia. 1979. p. 235.
  2. ^ Atayan, Robert (1968). B. Kanachyan: Menerger, Khmperker. Yerevan: Hayastan. p. 3.