Anton Mayilyan

Anton Mayilyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He received his general education at Nersisyan School in Tbilisi. Mayilyan was taught by Christopher Kara-Mourza and Makar Yekmalyan. From 1900 to 1903, he studied in the Department of Composition at Tbilisi Musical College under the tuition of N.D. Nikolayev. In 1906 Mayilyan taught singing at the Teaching College of Tbilisi. In 1906 he lived and worked in Baku. In 1908 Mayilyan created the first Labor Chorus. From 1910 to 1917, he edited and published the Armenian "Theater and Music" magazine. From 1918 to 1919, Mayilyan taught music in Tbilisi and in Baku in 1920. In 1930 he was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan. Mayilyan died in Baku.