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Djivan Gasparyan

1928 - 2021

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Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; Armenian: Ջիվան Գասպարյան, Armenian pronunciation: [dʒiˈvɑn ɡɑspɑɾˈjɑn]; 12 October 1928 – 6 July 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the "Master of the duduk". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Djivan Gasparyan is the 391st most popular musician (down from 323rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Armenia and the most popular Armenian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Djivan Gasparyan ranks 391 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Vai, Manu Dibango, Mick Taylor, Matthias Jabs, Joe Strummer, and Serj Tankian. After him are John Phillips, Stig Anderson, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ton Koopman, Willi Boskovsky, and Count Basie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Djivan Gasparyan ranks 125. Before him are Friedrich Wetter, Federico Bahamontes, Fumihiko Maki, Gordie Howe, James Earl Ray, and Juan María Bordaberry. After him are Helen Frankenthaler, Hayden White, James Randi, Al Lettieri, Desmond Morris, and Sol LeWitt. Among people deceased in 2021, Djivan Gasparyan ranks 115. Before him are Dündar Ali Osman, Libuše Šafránková, Shirley Fry, El Risitas, Didier Ratsiraka, and Franco Battiato. After him are Dušan Ivković, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Gottfried Böhm, Leopoldo Luque, Michel Fourniret, and Lars Vilks.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Djivan Gasparyan ranks 22 out of 163. Before him are Armen Sarkissian (1953), Sebeos (700), Anania Shirakatsi (610), Karekin II (1951), Alexander Arutiunian (1920), and Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869). After him are Tigranes III (-100), Olga Chekhova (1897), Arno Babajanian (1921), Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (1989), and Nikol Pashinyan (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In Armenia

Among musicians born in Armenia, Djivan Gasparyan ranks 1. After him are Shavo Odadjian (1974), Tigran Hamasyan (1987), Sergey Khachatryan (1985), and Lusine Gevorkyan (1983).

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