23.09.1962. Doctor of Music, ethnomusicologist, Associated Professor at Ilia State University, director of the Ilia State University students’ folk choir, Dean at Giorgi Mtatsmindeli Higher Educational Institution of Ecclesiastical Chant. Graduated from the Department of Musicology of Tbilisi State Conservatoire (1986), defended a doctoral thesis on the forms of Georgian traditional polyphony. His research interests have concentrated on the issues of traditional polyphony, interrelation between Georgian folk song and church hymns and their performance. Has participated in a number of national and international scientific conferences and field expeditions.
Gabisonia’s main works:
Gabisonia, Tamaz. (1988). Kartuli Khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis kompozitsiuri printsipebi da tipebi (Compositional types and principles in Georgian polyphony). In the collection: Gabunia, Nodar; Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and others(Edorial board). Kartuli musikis polifoniis sakitkhebi (Issues of polyphony of Georgian music). (pp. 3-17). Tbilisi. Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian)
Gabisonia, Tamaz. (1993-1994). Kartuli khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis sintezuri da gardamavali formebi (Synthetic and transmitting forms of Georgian folk polyphony). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan. (editor).Musikismtsodneobis sakuitkhebi (Issues of musicology). Scientific works. (pp. 40-59). Tbilisi. Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian)
Gabisonia, Tamaz. (1997). Funktsiuri initsiativa kartul khalkhur simgherashi (Functional initiative in Georgian folk song). In the collection of scientific works: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Musikismtsodneobis sakitkhebi (Issues of musicology). (pp. 51-62). Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with Russian and English resume)
Gabisonia, Tamaz. (2000). Kartuli khalkhuri (vokaluri) mravalkhmianobis tipologiuri klasifikatsia (classification of Georgian folk (vocal) polyphony). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusuydan (editor) Khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis problemebi (Issues of Georgian polyphony). Proceedings from the international conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tbilisi State Conservatoire. (pp. 49-65). Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian with English resume)
Gabisonia, Tamaz. (2001). Kartuli saeklesio sagaloblisa da kartuli khalkhuri simgheris urtiertmimartebis ramodenime aspekti (Several aspects of correlation of Georgian chants and Georgian folk songs). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Sasuliero da saero musikis mravalkhmianobis problemebi (Issues of polyphony of sacred and secular music). (pp. 209-222). Theses from the conference dedicated to the 2000th anniversary from the birth of Christ and the 3000th anniversary of the Georgian State. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with English resume)
Broshuris “Ase galobdnen sakartveloshi” shesakheb (On the brochure “How they sang (chanted) in Georgia”). (2002). In collection: Andriadze, Manana (editor). Kartuli saeklesio galobis tanamedrove problemebi (Contemporary issues of Georgian church music): 7-31. Tbilisi: Patriarchy of Georgia, Center for Georgian Church Music (in Georgian)
Kartuli khalkhuri simgheris ostatebi, Guria (Masters of Georgian folk songs, Guria). Vasil Makharadze. (2004). Vol. III (co-author Nino Chalisuri). Tbilisi: International Centre of Georgian Folk Song (in Georgian)
Kartuli tsirvis melodiuri modelebi (Melodic models of Georgian liturgy). (2005). Georgian scientific internet-magazine.Hipotezebi kartuli mravalkhmianobis chamoqalibebis protsesis shesakheb (Hypotheses about the process of formation of Georgian polyphony). (2005). Tsurtsumia, rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The 2nd International Symposium on Traditional polyphony: 68-78. Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony: LTD Chokhi (in Georgian and English)
Kartuili khalkhuri musikaluri shemokmedeba (Georgian folk music). (2005). A guidebook for students of the conservatoire, with sheet book enclosure and two CDs. Meskhi, Tamar and Gabisonia, Tamaz (compilers). Tbilisi: Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony (in Georgian)
Georgian Folk Choral Music. (2006). ICB – International Choral Bulletin. Volume XXV, N 4-4th Quarter, Tagger, Jutta (managing editor). Louvigny, France (in English)
Tsneba “Mravalkhmianoba” kartuli khalkhuri musikis magalitze (Concept of “polyphony” according to the example of Georgian musical folklore). (2008). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and jordania, Joseph (editors). The Third International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony: 66-83. Tbilisi: Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony (in Georgian and English languages)
Kartuli khalkhuri sakravieri mravalkhmianobis sakitkhebi (Issues of Georgian folk instrumental polyphony). (2008). Thesis for the Fourth International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony.
