Khachaturian
[ kah-chuh-too r-ee-uh n, kach-uh-; Russian khuh-chyuh-too-ryahn ]
/ ˌkɑ tʃəˈtʊər i ən, ˌkætʃ ə-; Russian xə tʃyə tuˈryɑn /
noun
A·ram I·lich
[ar-uh m il-yich; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/,1903–78,
Armenian composer.
British Dictionary definitions for khachaturian
Khachaturian
/ (ˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊərɪən, xətʃətuˈrjan) /
noun
Aram Ilich (ˈarəm iljˈjitʃ). 1903–78, Russian composer. His works, which often incorporate Armenian folk tunes, include a piano concerto and the ballets Gayaneh (1942) and Spartacus (1954)