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GRIGOR SUNI
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ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM
music archives hold a significant place. Here are kept some 170
materials kept in the Museum. Let us add also that in the last sev-
The book has been prepared for publication with some editor-
ial intrusion. Since the author, for unknown reasons, did not sub-
Kaimakamian.
Suni's grandson, Prof. Ronald Suny and his wife, pianist Armena
itude extends also to all those who, in this or that manner, partic- T
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PREFACE
The period between the beginning of the 19th century until the
beginning of the 20th century was a crucial one for the history of
family with old musical traditions. He was two years old when he
town. His first musical impressions are connected with his father
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Khandamiryan Theater in Shoushi, and consisted completely of o
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The most fertile period in Suni's life is his years spent in Tiflis.
Nersisyan school, at the same time leading the school choir, con- th
became an opera. 19
"Habrban," "Saren kouga dziavor" ("A Rider Is Coming From the an(
Suni's interest was not limited by music only. Since his early he
naktsoutyoun party, and under this influence he wrote many patri- aft(
otic songs and elaborated others for choir. They were famous as elrq
persona non grata for the czarist authorities, thus in 1908 he left hart
Tiflis disguisedly. Thus the odyssey of his life starts: first he par
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other cities. But those years of wanderings were not passed in
music. The main reason for rejection was the composer's deep
During his two years stay in Iran Suni explored Persian music. In
circumstances Suni went to the USA with his large family. And
rial and moral hardships, even his state of health. In various cities
activity.
after his father's death, he had to earn for his family, making jew-
part of his creations and often had to start everything again, yet he
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characteristic side of Suni's art. In spite of his torturous life, often
conflicting views, his music has a bright and vivid content. The
theme of his songs is the gentle love lyricism, his preferred genre
was dance-song along with jocose nuances typical for it, such as
his art, because the majority of his works are unpublished and
most of his archival materials are in the USA, with his descen-
dents.
Suni did not date his study "Armenian Music," yet from num-
of the 20th century. The author divided his study into two parts. j
His first chapter describes the ancient, old, and medieval musical t]
culture of Armenia including the 13th century, i.e. the fall of the k
sity of them gives a chance to have an idea about the musical cul- A
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pages, the others remained free for his notes. There he wrote his
1050 Guido Arezzo joined." Or, presenting the music of the 12th
nesingers. Those notations are not occasional. Suni tried to see the
non.
beginning from the 5th century. One can ask about the music of
the 6th century, so here we should note that musicology does not
and its role and significance for the Armenians, the polyphony in
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level, ashough (or in modern terms, folk-professional) as an aver-
Suni was one of the pioneers (if not the first one) who initiat-
erature and a rich fund for the next generations. Yet, for different
reasons, there is not any published study with a simple and sum-
Armenian musician should know. There is not any book where the
without any excessive caution. In this sense Grigor Suni has done
MARINE MOUSHEGHYAN
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by dtiluGtutrn (V rlinp ):
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qnpbnrl h tiunupnrl tupptiutnwuitnwtip t~bQ' tipcbZQhp, Ggwcut-
uihiptfibGl G:
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Iw- walinG, pw pmn, pwaqlinG, pwdq/mnG: Z4unwpgmut lz ppu-
4-Ghiug tu2lutupfirl* qpprg tZ (fitn. II, '-gtiir, 1835 pa., k2~ 294):
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II, t2 253):
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Snl Iualp fintqiuuG, tfihrbyG tunwgtqt 4u fintgtultuG pGntlra, bulg
- Ghuwlg tu21uupfirv qppig (fitn. III, t2 116, 189, 143, 144, 145, 210):
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hIG inhpqnt
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quQltp:
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62 %4npq. UntphQ~lwGg (1847-1930) - 1 tupanrffdnu tz pGtinpgl
1912 pa.:
ra. 4tiQhtnbntd
p1bqhG ILn~tuGfl:
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)21 Intl 'TpuGi n bthuliG fitul, ui11Utt nfi uutul] idGntlr1j 1kptudfl2-
pUtlwpq-tnt (1722-1795):
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1t bbnqupu 8IiqpwQuGlt~ (1856-195 1) Iufl2fP Gthprlpnu1 ntdb
ptuchnnipra fihtwvrlhp:
flbdurip:
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ARMENIAN MUSIC
109 history, its development, all the changes it has undergone from
1921 and other circumstances, music is not the same in all nations.
jW-studying all the changes that have taken place in the course of
1IG time in that branch of the Armenian arts, to reveal all the dis-
t~w thus that historical survey completes the picture of its entire
oral and written -sources. That may be easy for the modern and
As is the case for all nations but especially for the Armenian
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thing with certainty. This much is known to us, that the
Armenian people, like all cultured peoples, had its own songs
himself states, "We have heard by our own ears," and were
for these minstrel songs were the wine rich regions of Goghtn
who told a novel, a singer (the verb to tell means to sing - tell
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he while dancing and clapping around coffins at funerals.
ed (Khorenatsi").
tsi
re
nd
"They used to sing with bambirs." Its other type that belonged
ar, to the same family was the metal stringed pandir, which was
ell tive form of today's harp) with gut strings, which was also
Etan were the head singers who used to sing with metal
gat
Lyre'4 - this instrument was made based on the harp, but its
g ith a plectrum.
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Jnar5 or Chianoor - which must have resembled the cur- si
rent chianoor. It was played with strings like the Arabic ebab. sc
one string and was called "monochord." But that is not the ot
cholic sound of the instrument. They have given the chandir asi
villages. At
2,
H. Hovhannisyan
be
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r- singers. "Which sensitive Soul hummed our myriad national
in the last time; they still enrapture the mind, the heart and soul
nt of many of us."'9
Armenian historians:
d BRASS INSTRUMENTS
Vol. 2, 45).
And the country shook from the sound of the bugles" (Ghazar,
2, 86).
11, 60).
fin there were horns and harps, mourns and lamenting maid-
ens."
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sent-day military bugle. It was used during war-time and re
Sul
drinking wine while playing drums and dancing" and "they stn
Both the cymbal and the above-mentioned trumpet are still nee
pagan period. Also were they strictly popular or secular songs, and
or were they at the same time spiritual, sung at only public }he
gatherings or also in pagan temples. We can say only that prior lam
the real result of which was the appearance of epic songs and
oral tales. In the course of time these songs were cultivated and be I
heroic, royal, joyful and sorrowful songs that formed the spec- agi
trum of Armenian life in the pagan era must have been sub- ng,
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religion, in order to uproot the old and establish the new. And
we can see from all those books that were "gathered by the
old conflict between old and new, and we can even see that
ing those pagan songs and melodies that had been popular with
aghs' (lyric poems), in which the old filthy lyre is still play-
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"The real minstrels," continues Fr. Hatsouni, or at least a
strels" were none other than actors jokingly revealing the evils (
adds... "one must lament the senseless pranks of lewd and pos- e
coses) and noble princes viewing that stupidity 'were prone to a'
(singers with loose morals) who combined their song with the lil
Builder, 52)31. At
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serve those struggling in defense of the new ideology against
the more popular secular songs that have survived for cen-
turies.
music.
Christians.
ertheless one should not think that it was void of pagan influ-
which had deep roots in the nation and created the very essence
songs, the nature of which leaves no doubt today that they were
perous life in the Armenian reality than has the secular, and that
life has been secured and placed in the care of many assiduous
influential groups of people who even had the rule of the coun-
try in their hands. In its essence it was not subject (under given
formity in all areas (in various parts of the country) the appli-
cation of the music notation system I, II, III tones33, etc. for
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one and the last word has not been said yet, thus it's left for us
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day..." And to do that "they chose wise men, who would visit l
ment."" t
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isolated in the gorge of Garni, living with a hard life of asceti-
cism: her name was Sahakdoukht. She was very learned in the
musical arts and behind a curtain she would sit and teach many
ing 'St. Mary,' which she created in her own name." That is to
9TH CENTURY
10TH CENTURY
Trdat, and the holy Catholicos Nerses and his wonderful Sahak
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great musician and pillar of the holy church, Catholicos Toros,
Sargis and Toros of Honi are not placed in the order of authen-
tic catholicoses).
in the arts."
And then he tells how the Arabs were at that time so well
try, etc."
12TH CENTURY
be impossible for the leaders of our spiritual life and the arts,
schools. The 12th century has given us two great figures in the S
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church songs and melodies Nerses Shnorhali, and the other the
melodies and rituals, and the need to correct, put in order and
arrange for one, universal form had been perceived for some
and with their lyric poem formed a bridge to the secular song.
that bridge.
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"khalki nokar" (servant of the people), who entered the run-
and others. Ri
say that Shnorhali had composed utilizing the Khosrov's style, "re
other cases. Shnorhali was a contemporary to the Arabs and the Ali
arts, which are mentioned in the Jewish Khosri writing. Grigor (w(
Khachatour Taronatsi (Kecharetsi), who was the holy and virtu- =Se
ous prelate of the Haghartsin Monastery famous for his knowl- 1),
"There was a celebration of the holy church (Getka) and of the mu;
that was called Haghartsin, a holy and virtuous man and a arra
our world at that time. He composed and taught many.. .and that
greatest.
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it songs."
e, "range of songs, that are being noted with khazes and symbols
r not in one, but in various ways, and more than seventeen vari-
I- II), "Toros Tapronts" (the head priest in the kingdom and the
y cians, who was the head musician in Drazark (Van). For the
"e gions and secular music in ancient and medieval times, let's
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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD S'
After the fall of the Armenian state one period (until the E
known as "Hambardzoumian." in
nating this or that religious and secular song) not only secured
its existence, but also its raison d'etre. That system developed. A
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sought to perpetuate our ancient sharakans through notated
that to many students and with them he notated all the Armenian
low church sharakans, songs, and rituals and published the results
tins schools and for the clergy. Soon that subject aroused great
in. interest. One after the other song books appeared containing
tion
ired Many people were not content with the narrow definition of
lied cultural centers and studied musical notation using the wide
nea. tion - from the scene and in its place the European was going
ear- All those roads that are closed to money, weapons, brutali-
his
ty, and to fire and the sword, are always open to peaceful cul-
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defenders of the old religion, to say the least, tried in every
less thing.
of resistance.
edge of the arts, would naturally utilize the excusable and inex-
be swept up into the flood waves. And that's how to explain the
the seminary".
and four voices and which had been performed under the arch-
with the maestro as choral director, and which had earned the
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very main church monastery in Tbilisi, hoping to receive the sup-
ping port of the prelate. -In the monastery's mother church the mass,
sical of Yekmalyan, not only did not bring about displeasure among
use- for three and four voices. Khrimyan, along with his approval,
pans that were created and sung over the years and recorded in
nse, precisely the way our ancestors did.... With this encyclical we
ngs, give you permission to complete your work and use it in our
t to church. At the same time we appeal to our able and pious com-
the style replaced all the other similar but less valuable works by
)ry Long before the Yekmalyan mass (in the 1880's), by the
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Kioureghyan (presently an abbot), "The Armenian Church
SECULAR MUSIC t
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ch the middle form, and urban, which is the most sophisticated
in creation.
ni,
'st PEASANT
ile
nd ple, who gave it that form (folk style). That is why the folk
of baking bread, gathering and watering the flock, fixing the cart,
LIS
t' Kara-Murza was the first to arrange and harmonize folk songs.
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His role was not so much in arranging songs, as much as
but that does not signify the last word regarding polyphonic
ASHOUGH MUSIC
troubadours appeared...
erate the Armenian song from the clergyman's cell and make it
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ch as
ople.
s cre-
ange-
laurel
mitas
)y the
ionic,
honic
those
spirit.
...our
nuch.
s the
Im II.
o lib-
ake it
re the
t idea
Ater -
vanie
is. In
will
Singers of Goghtn
Birth of Christ
Spiritual Poetry
Taghasatses (minstrels)
Khachatour Kecharetsi
Mkrtich Naghash
Minas Tokhatetsi
Kouchak Nahapet
Ghounkanios
Naghash Hovnatan
[Asoughs]
Ghouko
Nitayi
Toujar
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Kamali
Shirin
Azbar Adam
Haves
Jirani
Malyoul
Yanghouni
Ghayrati
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Khertegh
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Fizahi
Fahrad
Khayyat
Amir-Oghli
Dosti
Sayat-Nova
Shamchi Melko
Cherkez Oghli
Tourinj
Keshish Oghli
Miskin Oghli
Yerem Oghlar
Mayif
Alvan Oghli
Yaghoub Oghli
Noumay
Sazayi
Paytsar
Jivani
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The Sayat-Nova school generally represents a pessimistic,
the nightingale.
1. Pagan-heroic
2. Religious-ethical
3. Romantic
4. Chronological-descriptive
5. Advisory-oratory
6. National
the fourth in the medieval and modern periods, the fifth during
almost all the periods, and the sixth in the most recent period. t
can say nothing certain about that. Even in the modern and cur- c
rent periods very minor, almost unnoticed work has been done t
on melodies, and what has been done applies more to the forms
ma, 13) bayati, 14) gyaf, 15) shaki, 16) taghala, 17) bayatavour,
etc. forms of songs that bear foreign names, but how those s
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We know only that the saz, baghlama, and kamancha, and
more recently even the tar and violin have replaced the previ-
his saz. "Keshish Oghli would cut the membranes of his saz
talist. The musical Nitayi played tunes that moved the strings
URBAN
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ly artistic structure, instead, on the contrary, they opted to place
all taken from Turkish life (and in the Turkish language), but
all of this did not find any substantial respect; because it basi-
cally took the wrong direction. The mistake lies in the fact that r
1*
which they should have found fertile soil, that would grow and
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ace Mourza, who, besides his innate talents, had neither higher nor
in this period was Yekmalyan, who had been very active in the
cal, field of Armenian religious music, but besides his musical edu-
tere cation and training, he lacked a creative nerve and thus was
yan songs...
sic, first day of the 20th century it was as if we could see rays of
ieer (from the Crimea), "Ay Vard," "Mi Lar," etc. and G. Mirzaian's
ted
ra-
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forms...the difference was only that the folk building was
ties are far from being highly artistic. The peasant building
that there exist the fruits of Armenian secular music, then its h
Suni. ii
been refined yet and it is difficult to say where they will take
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vas altogether the opposite of his two friends. He does not bear any
rig- that musical bridge of eastern nations and reach the Armenian.
i its hopes that as the Armenian nation has its unique place in archi-
van
the
(in
sics
res-
not
ake
flu-
( to
as.
ree.
e IS
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NOTES
keeping the largest part of his archive in the USA. The copied xer-
sonal file, are used while preparing these manuscripts for publication.
musical past. Valuable in this regard are the numerous articles and
cation.
early Middle Ages the word gousan was used as an equivalent to the
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two groups of gousans. The first were from aristocratic feudal lord
ition Manouk Abeghian's theory, that is to say, that the name tvelots songs
xhile has originated from the word to tell (a story). Grigor Ghapantsyan
1e1es' compares the Hurrian tiv and the Armenian t'ov-em. In musicology
s and ' Pokh is the name given to the separate parts of lengthy units in
oberi medieval Armenia is on the one hand tied to rituals, on the other hand
ridon to theater.
enlda the word geghgegh (trill, humming) or geghgeghel (to trill to qua-
n the vel).
19-1 ' During the burial ritual the leader of the crying women in
" In ancient times singing at the burial rituals were specific, par-
first ticipating women, who would perform songs of lament. The word is
ede has a handle and is plucked. It was no longer used after the late
Middle Ages. Information has not been preserved regarding its spe-
We. cific use, its number of strings, its tuning. According to another the-
jcers ory, the bambir is considered a percussion instrument (using the root
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Hayastanyayts Ashkharhi" ("Archaeology of Armenia", Venice,
called kanoun.
Berlin, 1882.
8 The vin is sometimes liked to the lyre, when the Middle Persian
word vin, which means "some kind of lyre," was accepted as its root.
Sometimes the word is likened also to the Sanskrit vina, which also
9th century) as a name for a wind piped sitar. Vina is an Indian instru-
ment, which has a wooden hollow frame, technically rich, and has a
pogh was not only made out of copper, but also wood, bones, or
21 In the past the organ was called a multi-wind flute (or Pan's
23 "Dashants Tought" is the treaty signed by King Trdat III and the
The quote is taken from Gh. Injijyan's above-mentioned book (v. III,
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medieval literature. It is believed that the instrument is of more
rhe ancient origin. This is how they called some bone, wood, or copper
for
not 25 The kaqavich (dancer) was an actor and solo dancer in a pro-
vor 26 The quote is taken from Vardan Hatsouni's "Foods and Partying
29st. In the old days vardzak was the name given to a female min-
ry), strel who performed primarily but did not compose. The word
Iot. " The quotes are from Vardan Hatsouni's above-mentioned book
tru- east and west, naturally it was subjected to influences, and depending
lik culture. The rich, flowery style in our poems speaks to our adoption
or thought and the logic behind composing the material speak to our
ned rich heritage, that was not an influence of paganism, but its legacy,
III, music.
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music arts. It is tied to that theory about typological melodies devel-
oped in the past of several nations. During the first centuries A.D.
Over time eight voices, specific to western and eastern Christian cul-
tures, emerged. Later, in the eastern areas several national eight voic-
es, including also the Armenian, became separate. After the invention
ing the first large segment in the Armenian eight tones - 4 stems (1st
voice, 2nd voice, 3rd voice, 4th voice), 4 sides (1st side, 2nd side, 3rd
side, 4th side), and melodies of two keys. The Armenian eight tones
form, which began to develop in the 8th century. The idea and its ini-
However, by the 17th century the key to reading those characters was
lost and even today there are numerous manuscripts in musical nota-
gious song. It has received its name from being attached to biblical
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" The melody is a type of Armenian medieval music and was
.D, Nikoghos Tahmizyan, the church poem, the musical poem, the
hed, melody, and the andante formed the scale. The church poem was dic-
her. tatory; the musical poem was emotional compared to the declaratory;
cul- the melody was even more emotional, while the andante concluded
the Hayastanyayts Ashkharhi" (vol. III, p. 116, 143, 144, 145, 189, 210).
and " About this work see Nikoghos Tahmizyan, Nerses Shnorhali:
poet.
zik, secretary at the archiepiscopate in Lemberg (Lvov) and for that rea-
oth- son they sometimes called him Lovandatsi or Lehatsi (from Poland).
was 42 In the beginning of the 7th century under the patronage of the
and instrumentalist Borbad and his colleague, Sargis, who had been
in's specially invited from Armenia, undertook the task of arranging and
eli- the development of music received a new impetus, and the new style
ical which emerged with the standards of the time received the name
em. Khosrovian.
,as-
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music. It originated from the sermon and its author was Grigor
Narekatsi. Songs that were based on the words in his songs were
book.
cal collection was called Manrousoum (Short Study). Its one section
which became the transition between the old musical notation and the
so This system correspond to the European do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si
in 1866.
also published.
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3rigor "Recorded Children's Song Book," Vagharshapat, 1880, A.
pres- polyphony.
the efforts of Bishop Nerses Ashtaraketsi. For many years it was one
ction 6' Makar Ekmalyan was invited in 1891 to teach music and con-
bar- 1912.
a, si the Armenian Mass and became one of the first to undertake with his
ota- in 1877.
cos was published in Tbilisi from 1908 to 1921, but printed in Venice. Its
ind society intended to gather together music teachers from the Tbilisi
vas that reason, through the efforts of the Music League (1908), that pre-
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lished. In 1914 the society organized a scholarly expedition to Shirak.
writing. Its origin is ancient and its content and advanced melodic
line remind one of future vocal and instrumental arias. The charac-
teristics of the tagh are its expansiveness of form and volume, its free
lyric song, but it is not canonical like the sharakan, and during the
has progressed greatly through the centuries. There are two types of
taghs - religious and secular. The first kind are expansive and devel-
oped in volume and in structure, the second are terse and concise.
They are not only Armenian, but also generally the highest form of
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rak.
hers was established in Constantinople. Its purpose was to keep the musi-
don cal spirit among Armenians alive. That same year the "Armenian
:r°ial Lyre" periodical began publishing again, this time through the efforts
s of of Tigran Tchouhadjyan.
"Cilicia."
ser,
" Suni probably has in mind Karapet Papazyan, one of the first
and western Armenian composers of the last century, who created the
ya classical romances.
der gogue.
of Tiflis in 1919.
tel- " After the establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia the new gov-
;ed Spiridon Melikyan and many others. Particularly through the efforts
dio, was established in Armenia, and this became the basis for the
n,
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musicians.
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Hovhannisyan, who himself was the pupil of Nikoghayos
union which had some success during its short one-year exis-
village folk songs that he was not familiar with yet. From the
and after taking a close look at the songs he would give his
not care much for them, especially when they pointed out dis-
expressions in songs.
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The music teacher for notation, the Very Rev. Fr. Sahak
Armenian music.
Mean Am", "Hov Arek Sarer", "Yeri Yarum Oy, Qy". During
rich paternal uncle's) where Dr. Tarsaidze treated his eyes and
voices. With the money generated from the concert and the
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In Petersburg from 1895 until September of 1898, he
lected village songs that he arranged for four voices and that
spending six years there, from 1898 to the end of May, 1904,
under lock and key for four years. Then in the Fall of 1903, Dr.
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volume of folk songs, "Sareri Hovin Mernim," "Habrban,
publications.
cause of labor."
the first time (before that nobody had used the method) sone
didn't, at the time, coincide with his political thinking and ten-
lect them, because those works may shed new light in the his-
"Gegharvest" magazine.
After the first big concert in Shoushi the next day, Golitsin'S
eye, and canceled all his concerts under the pretext that with the
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proceeds from the concerts, Suni was arming the people against
Suni won first prize. In ten days that piece had twelve perfor-
the hero of the day in all realms of Armenian musical life, who
been freed from music classes. But Grigor Suni struggled vig-
Suni raised the quality of the choral groups so high that, under
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his direction, they were able to successfully perform choral
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belonged to the military authorities. He wanted to distribute
2000 new model rifles with millions of bullets to arm the peas-
ants and workers. But the Dashnaks who were friendly with the
with Suni's already designed plan but also in the most vile
Crumble the old and build the new. Death to this dark system
tal music lessons for young laborers, and with these students he
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were useless in trying to win over the laboring masses. The
Suni was not content with only this type of activity. Every
were subjected to the same fate as the treasure that had been
held in the Royal Theatre with more than 100 orchestra and
two years and had as its official leader the only Armenian con-
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tral works spurred Suni to create original pieces and compelled
drama group at the Zubalov public house, and for the Turkish
occasions.
the Arts.
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In Constantinople, Suni taught music and choral singing at
Constantinople.
rus, comprised of 350 singers, trained them for six months, and
of America.
was how the red line of class struggle was shining, like a dia-
and in harmony. The coed youth had gathered around the mas-
geoisie have been if the Master had permanently left the scene.
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at But the lion Karabaghi squeezed sour lemon on all their hopes
in, and desires, and being out of grave danger, was now recuper-
in arts that Suni gave to the Armenian Student Society. This was
m sections became a force here once again, and the chorus was
Is also ready and won a prize for song and performance in a com-
e passed by not one, but two, adult groups, that presented very
1 tor. It was too bad only that the Master broke his leg in three
l picnic and it has been six months that he has been bedridden...
peting the struggle and demands of the working class, and then
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antry. He also arranged many, many pieces for orchestra.
selves. It was 1928-1929. Suni was back on his feet. With great
the next two years they won two new awards for Armenian
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In the fall of 1931, the Armenian National Musical Society
singers into one with 119 and held several musical perfor-
Day."
the field of arts. That fall, Suni was bedridden and confined to
betes and heart disease. His students in Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia are now continuing the great work that their mas-
"Soviet Armenia."
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PREFACE.......................................... 17
diu8 bueL&Sfnhra1ib.............................. 23
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ARMENIAN MUSIC.................................. 69
NOTES ............................................ 98
AUTOBIOGRAPHY ..................................124
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