Julia Schechtman Pabst - Behold, What Manner of Love

In 1868 the first arm was written. opera "Arshak II" by Chukhajyan (post. Entirely in 1945, Yerevan) on the historical and patriotic. the plot, then his own operas Zemire and Indiana and 5 operettas, including the popular Leblebigi (from 1878 operettas were staged by S. Benklyan, the organizer of the first permanent opera troupe in the East). The reactionary regime of the Turkish Sultan Abdul-Hamid II suspended the growth of prof. music in Zap. Armenia (started in the 60s). In East Armenia since the 80s 19 century intensive collection and arr. Nar songs (X. Kara-Murza, M. G. Ekmalyan and HP Tigranyan). Nar are organized choirs (Kara-Murza), extending to the arm. polyphony life. Classic samples arm. wok. music based on the development of nar. material is created by Komitas. In his work, at the level of sovr. him a composing technique,The fundamentally important task of creating a national-original music is being solved. style; the results of his multilateral (music-ethnographic, scientific, creative and performing) activities determine the ways for the further development of the whole arm. music.