Makar Ekmalyan
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Makar Ekmalyan was an Armenian
composer.
Ekmalyan studied at the Echmiadzin
seminary and later in St Petersburg. He then taught music in Tiflis, Georgia, where he died in 1905.
His most noted composition was the Patarag, the setting of the Armenian Apostolic Church
's Divine Liturgy, which he completed in 1892 in several arrangements. It was first published in Leipzig
in 1896.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
composer.
Ekmalyan studied at the Echmiadzin
Echmiadzin
Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin is a 4th century Armenian church in the town of Ejmiatsin, Armenia. It is also the central cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church....
seminary and later in St Petersburg. He then taught music in Tiflis, Georgia, where he died in 1905.
His most noted composition was the Patarag, the setting of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
's Divine Liturgy, which he completed in 1892 in several arrangements. It was first published in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1896.