Armenian monodic music
Subtitle: the history and theory
By: Kristapor Kushnaryan ; edited by Robert Atayan
Publisher: Ankyunacar Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Yerevan
Language: eng; arm
Translated from: rus
Number of pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9789939850214
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Vocal music; History and criticism; Folk music; Sacred music; Music; Musical intervals and scales
Work titles: Voprosy istorii i teorii armi︠a︡nskoĭ monodicheskoĭ muzyki
Notes: At head of title: Armenian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Arts.

"This book has been the main textbook of monody in Soviet musical educational institutions for a long period and still has not lost its value. Kushnaryan analyses the musical features of over 300 folk and religious songs."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-584) and indexes.

Translated from Russian; notated excerpts include lyrics in Armenian.