Armenian Sacred and Folk Music

by Nersessian; Vrej N

• ISBN13: 9780700706372
• ISBN10: 0700706372
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-11
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

Translated by E. Gulbekian, edited with introduction by N.V. Nersessian. Komitas Vardapet was the giant of Armenian sacred and folk music. Eight of Komitas's principal musicological studies have been selected from his Collected Works published in Yerevan in 1941.

Table of Contents

Note on transcription	p. 11
Edward Gulbekian	p. 13
Introduction	p. 15
La musique rustique armenienne	p. 25
Armeniens volkstumliche Reigentanze	p. 47
The 'Plough Song' of Lori in the style of the village of Vardablour	p. 59
The church melodies of the Armenians	p. 97
The singing of the Holy Liturgy	p. 123
Die armenische Kirchenmusik	p. 143
The significance of the khaz notation of the sharakans	p. 157
Book review : Receuil des chantes populaires armeniens	p. 159
Church music of the Armenians in the nineteenth century	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 175
Works of Komitas	p. 181
Glossary of musical terms used by Komitas	p. 185
Index	p. 189
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