About Makar Yekmalyan
Lived 1856 – 1905 (aged 49). Makar Yekmalyan was a Russian composer, conductor, music educator and musicologist.
Makar Grigori Yekmalyan (also transliterated Ekmalian; in Armenian Մակար Եկմալյան) (2 February 1856, Vagharshapat - 6 March 1905, Tiflis) was an Armenian composer.
Biography Yekmalyan studied at the Echmiadzin seminary and later in St Petersburg with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He then taught music in Tbilisi (Tiflis), where he died in 1905.
His most noted composition was the Patarag (in Armenian Պատարագ), the setting of the Armenian Apostolic Church's Divine Liturgy, which he completed in 1892 in several arrangements. Patarag was first published in Leipzig in 1896.
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Who was Makar Yekmalyan?
Armenian composer (1856–1905)
When was Makar Yekmalyan born?
Makar Yekmalyan was born on 2 February 1856 in Vagharshapat.
When did Makar Yekmalyan die?
Makar Yekmalyan died on 19 March 1905 in Tbilisi.
What was Makar Yekmalyan's occupation?
Makar Yekmalyan was a composer, conductor, music educator and musicologist.
What nationality was Makar Yekmalyan?
Makar Yekmalyan was Russian.
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