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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