Hamparsum Limonciyan
| Hampartsoum Limondjian Համբարձում Լիմոնջեան |
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| Born | 1768 |
| Origin | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 June 1839 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Genres | Armenian chant, Armenian classical music, Musical Notation |
| Occupation(s) | Musical theorist, Composer, Singer |
| Instruments | singing, violin, tanbur |
Hampartsoum Limondjian (Armenian: Համբարձում Լիմոնջեան) (1768 – 29 June 1839) was an Ottoman Armenian composer of Armenian church and classical music and musical theorist who developed the Hampartsoum notation system. The system was the main music notation for Armenian and Ottoman classical music until modern times and is still used by the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The name Համբարձում, pronounced Hampartsum in Western Armenian or Hambardzum in Eastern Armenian, means "Ascension". Hampartsoum Limondjian is referred to as Baba Hamparsum (Father Hampartsoum) in classical Ottoman imperial music circles.
Hampartsoum Limondjian was born in 1768 on Çukur Street in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). His father Sarkis and his mother Gaderina, who had recently moved to Istanbul from Harput, were poor, and could only send their son to primary school. After primary school, Hamparsum Limonciyan started working for a tailor. A lover of music, Limondjian started attending Armenian churches and started receiving music lessons within the church.
Hampartsoum Limondjian married at the age of 27 and had six children, one of whom, Zenop Limondjian (1810–1866) also became a musician and played the ney.
Hampartsoum Limondjian took lessons in Americans music from various Armenian musicians like Krikor Karasakalyan (1736–1808) and Zenne Bogos (1746–1826). He soon came under the patronage of another Armenian - Hovhannes Çelebi Düzyan, Director of the Ottoman Imperial Mint, after which he could devote himself fully to music and continued his music education in the Düzyan family mansion in the Kuruçeşme district of Constantinople. After serving as a chorist in the Armenian Church, he was made Precentor (first singer) and chief musician.
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