Hampartsoum Limondjian
Hampartsoum Limondjian (Armenian: Համբարձում Լիմոնճեան; 1768 – 29 June 1839) was an Ottoman Armenian composer of Armenian church and classical music, as well as Ottoman classical music, and musical theorist who developed the "Hamparsum" notation system. The system was the main music notation for Western Armenian and Ottoman classical music until the 20th-century introduction of European notation systems, and is still in use by the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Hampartsoum Limondjian Համբարձում Լիմոնճեան | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1768 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 June 1839 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Genres | Armenian church music, Armenian classical music, Ottoman classical music, musical notation |
| Occupation(s) | Musical theorist, composer, singer |
| Instrument(s) | singing, violin, tanbur |
Limondjian was referred to as Baba Hamparsum (Father Hampartsoum) in Ottoman imperial court music circles. The name Համբարձում, transliterated as Hampartsoum in Western Armenian or Hambardzum in Eastern Armenian, means "ascension".
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