MONUMENTS
Komitas
Sculptor: A. Harutyunyan
Architect: F. Darbinyan
Material: Bronze, granite
Year: 1988
Komitas (Soghomon G. Soghomonian, 1869-1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national school of music. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology.
Komitas's scientific and creative activity opened a new page in the history of Armenian musical culture.
On January 8, 1988, a statue of the great Armenian composer Komitas was unveiled in the park near the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas.
Park near the Conservatory
