«Komitas’ Observations on Makar Yekmalyan’s Liturgy in the Journal “Ararat”»

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  • Grigor Harutyun Harutyunyan ՀՀ ԳԱԱ արվեստի ինստիտուտ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58580/18290019-2024.1-2-24

Abstract

PhD Candidate at the Institute of Arts, NAS RA, Choir Conductor, Deputy Head of the Choir Conducting Department at the Romanos Melikyan Music College Grigor Harutyun Harutyunyan. - «Komitas’ Observations onMakar Yekmalyan’s Liturgy in the Journal “Ararat”».The article examines a review written by Komitas Vardapet, in which he specifically analyzes Makar Yekmalyan's "Chants of the Holy Liturgy", published at the time. Our primary objective in this study has been to make Komitas's analysis more accessible. In particular, we have emphasized Vardapets approach to the structural aspects of Armenian musical art, focusing on the relationship between text and music. The second section of the article examines the sharakan "Khorhurd Khorin", drawing parallels between the harmonized versions in the Liturgies ofMakar Yekmalyan and Komitas Vardapet. The study refrains from delving into medieval musicology but touches ona few related terms.

Author Biography

Grigor Harutyun Harutyunyan, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ արվեստի ինստիտուտ

(born in 1994, in Yerevan). From 2012 to 2018, he studied and graduated with honors from the Choral Conducting Department of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan(Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees). From 2014 to 2018, he was awarded the H. Chekijian Scholarship at the Conservatory. Since 2013, he has been working at the St. Sargis Cathedral of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, first asan organist and later as a choirmaster-precentor. From 2013 to 2016, he led the Choir "Ararat" of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese. Since 2016, he has been a lecturer in the Choral Conducting Department of the Romanos Melikyan Music College, leading the college choir and later serving as the head of the Choral Conducting Department. Since 2016,he has also been working as a choir conductor at the Gh. Saryan Art School in Yerevan. In 2021, he was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Mayor of Yerevan and the Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia.In 2023, from April to June, he co-organized the Kristapor Kara-Murza 170 national choral festival in collaboration with the Composers' Union of Armenia and the Araratian Pontifical Diocese and was awarded the K Kara-Murza 170honorary diploma by the Composers' Union of Armenia. He has received Grand Prizes and laureate titles in several national and international competitions and festivals. Since 2024, he has been a PhD candidate at the Institute of Artsof the NAS RA (scientific supervisor: Doctor of Arts, Professor Anna Asatryan). His published works include: a collection of choral works "Creating Children" (Yerevan, "Komitas" Publishing House, 2022, 64 pages), a collection of spiritualtaghs "Taghk Taghavarats" harmonized for voice and organ (Yerevan, NAS RA "Gitutyun" Publishing House, 2024),an educational manual "Rearrangement of Choral Scores" (Yerevan, NAS RA "Gitutyun" Publishing House, 2024).

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Published

2024-08-09

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Harutyun Harutyunyan Գ. (2024). «Komitas’ Observations on Makar Yekmalyan’s Liturgy in the Journal “Ararat”». Musical Armenia, (66-67), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.58580/18290019-2024.1-2-24

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2024: Musical Armenia

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