Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan – Komitas Vardapet (“Սողոմոն Գևորգի Սողոմոնյան” – “Կոմիտաս Վարդապետ” in Armenian), by Western Armenian transliteration also Gomidas Vartabed, born on September 26 or October 8 (see discussion) 1869 in Kütahya, Ottoman Empire, died on October 22, 1935 in Paris, France, was an Armenian priest, composer, choir leader, singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and musicologist. Many regard him as the founder of modern Armenian classical music.
Komitas lost his mind after witnessing the 1915 Armenian Genocide and is ranked among the Armenian martyrs of genocide.
Excellent! If i could give 10 stars I would.
Who’s the choir?
If this song is among the recordings of Komitas, please, upload it!
He was born Kütahya,Ottoman Empire ,1869.Kütahya is a provence west Anatolia
It’s really sad that he was born in the ottoman empire but nobody knowns him.
very sad. thank to Cengiz Candar know i know who he is.
at that time he lived in an area which uses o be armenian called kilikia,so he acually didnt live in ottoman empire
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