Komitas biography for kids

New York: Alfred A. Works on Komitas [ edit ]. He finished the seminary in , became a music teacher and was appointed the choirmaster of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral , Armenia's mother church. Historical Dictionary of Armenia. Rumors of alleged sexual misconduct were spread, leading Komitas into experiencing an identity crisis.

Retrieved 16 November For his delightful voice Soghomonyan was indebted to this event, which fundamentally changed the entire course of his life. However, he failed and 4 months later he came home having ultimately become an orphan: his father passed away and Soghomon was only 11 years old… He was a frail, weak, pale boy, always thoughtful and kind.

The widespread hostile environment in Constantinople and reports of mass-scale Armenian death marches and massacres that reached him further worsened his fragile mental state. Due to his exclusive aptitude Soghomon overcame all the obstacles for a short time and perfectly learned Armenian Komitas was also known as a good expert of New Armenian and Old Armenian, called grabar.

He lectured there on Armenian folk music and suggested that it dated back to pre-Christian, pagan times. Lately, nine songs on German poetry, written during his stay in Berlin, have been excavated from the archives in Yerevan and interpreted by soprano Hasmik Papian. A group of Armenian friends helped him to find an apartment. The Monthly Musical Record.

Virtual Museum of Komitas. His choir presented Armenian music in many European cities, earning the praise of many. His thesis was devoted to studying Kurdish music that proved that he was a great expert of the Orient. In Komitas was ordained an archimandrite. Article Talk. Komitas paid special attention to the composition of church music.

How did komitas die

His father, Gevorg Soghomonyan was a shoemaker but he also composed songs and had a beautiful voice. Lyricist Manuk Abeghian helped him to compile the folk pieces. Tiflis and Berlin — [ edit ]. It was disapproved by a reactionary and ultraconservative faction of the Etchmiadzin clergy, who harassed and sarcastically referred to Komitas as "the love-singing priest".

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Komitas Vardapet.

Komitas quotes

Although Soghomon was adopted by his paternal uncle Harutyun, his "familiar and social structure had collapsed. During the Armenian Genocide —along with hundreds of other Armenian intellectuals—Komitas was arrested and deported to a prison camp in April by the Ottoman government. Her death left deep scars on him, whose earliest poems were devoted to her.

He was widely embraced by Armenian communities, Arshag Chobanian called him the "savior of Armenian music". Komitas settled in Constantinople in to escape mistreatment by ultra-conservative clergymen at Etchmiadzin and to introduce Armenian folk music to wider audiences.