1996_11 The Daily Collegian November 1996

              November 1996
Hye Sharzhoom
Armenian Studies Donations and Books
The Armenian Studies Program, its Sahatdjian Library and Avedian
Archives, -would like to thank the following individuals for their generous
donations. ■»
Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Director of the Armenian Studies Pro¬
gram, would like to thank the authors and publishers for the
following.
Pamphlets, Articles, Offprints
Avdoyan, Levon, Armenian Studies and the Armenian American Community: An
Old Curmudgeon's Viewpoint, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center,
Occasional Papers and Studies, New York, 1995,10 pages.
Avdoyan, Levon, "Nagorno Karabakh: An historical perspective," International
Journal of Group Rights, vol. 3 (1995), pp. 161-167.
Barsamian, Archbishop Khajag, A Pastoral Utter. To the Armenian Faithful, New
York: St. Vartan's Press, 1995,43 pages, available through the Diocese of the
Armenian Church of America.
Calian, Carnegie Samuel, "Building a Visionary Church. An Organizational Theol¬
ogy for the Congregation," Theology Today, January, 1996, pp. 485-493. Dr.
Calian is President of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary who encourages
Armenian students to look to his institution for higher studies.
Derderian, K.., Esq., "Vasnhamasp'iwrk'ahay K'ongresi," [About the Pan-Diaspora
Armenian Congress], announcement and appeal, Beirut, 1996., 14 pages; the
author: Rue Marache Centre Alichan, Bourge-Hamoud, Lebanon.
Dorian, James P., and Farouk Mangera, Oil and War: Impacts on Azerbaijan and
Armenia, East-West Center Working Papers, Energy and Minerals Series, no.
22, September 1995,28 pages; available through East-West Center, 1777 East-
West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848. Donated by Dr. Giselle Bousquet,
Director, Center for South East Asian Studies, CSU Fresno.
Grigorian, Haikaz, 77ie Origins ofthe Armenian Assembly ofAmerica, Tenafly, New
Jersey: Diaspora Foundation, 1995, 24 pages; available through the author: 50
Magnolia Avenue, Tenafly, NJ 07670.
Hanson, Victor Davis, "The Right Man," MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military
History (Spring, 1996), pp. 56-65.
Levon 1965-1989, trilingual, Russian, Armenian, English, Yerevan, 1989,48 pages,
catalogue of a touring exhibit by Armenian American artist Levon Jamgochian.
Meserlian, Zaven, "Haykakan Hartzi Holovoyr'e 1988-1993-i michev" (The State
of the Armenian Question between 1988-1993], Haigazian Armenological
Review, vol. 15 (1995). dd. 235-299.
Meserlian, Zaven, The Genocide of 1915 and the Ottoman Archives" (in Arme¬
nian), Hask, Amelias (1994), pp. 277-300.
Najarian, Peter, "Harvest," (from Writing on the Edge, pp. 59-80), "A Window into
Eden," "India," "Portrait of the Artist's Mother," (from Forkroads, Fall 1995,
pp. 67-72), four stories by novelist-artist Najarian.
Ozinian, Vartan, "Language, Mashtotz, Baccalaureat, Oshakan and Standards" (in
Armenian), reprinted from Haratch daily, Paris, May 1995, 15 pages.
Richardson, Hillary, "The Jewelled Cross and Its Canopy," From the Isles of the
North, Early Medieval Art in Ireland and Britain, Belfast, 1995, pp. 177-186,
illustrated.  The author discusses stone crosses in Ireland and Armenia and
Georgia.
Russell, J. R., "Medieval Armenian Fraternities," Transactions, The American
Lodge of Research Free and Accepted Masons, vol. XXIII (1994), pp. 28-37.
Terjimanian, Hagop, Feasts and Holidays of the Armenian People, Los Angeles:
AbriL Bookstore, 1996, 36 unnumbered pages, illustrated.
Weitenberg, Jos J. S., "La grammaire armdnienne "latinatip" du XHIe siecle,"
Analecta Indoeuropaea Cracoviensia, Cracow, 1995, pp. 461-472.
Periodicals & Bulletins
AGBU, Armenian General Benevolent Union, vol. 5/3-4 (1995), vol. 6/1 (1996).
AIM, Armenian International Magazine, 1995-6.
Annual of Armenian linguistics, vol. 16(1995), editor; available through the editor:
Prof. J. Greppin, FT 10002, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115.
Ararat, A Quarterly, vols, xxxvi/3-4, (1965), xxxvii/1 (1996).
Armenian Voice, Free Newsletter of the London-Armenian Community, no. 26
(1995)
Avarayr, Newsletter of Sts. Vartanatz, Armenian Apostolic Church, Ridgefield,
New Jersey, vol. 5/12 (1995).
France-Arme'nie (1995-1996).
Haigazian Armenological Journal, vol. 15 (1995).
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies, vol. 6 (1992-3, published 1995).
L EgliseArminienne, BulletindeI'EparchiedeSainte-Croix-de-ParisdesArmeniens
Catholique de France, nos. 25-26 (1996).
Nor Sebastia, vol. 59 (1995), official organ of,the Pan-Sebastia Union, probably the
last issue since the Union dissolved itself.
Outreach, Armenian Apostolic Church of American, vol. xviii (1995-6).
Spurk, Publication of the Armenian Popular Movement, Beirut, vol. 28/1-2
(1996).
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The third and fourth volumes
of the excellent series 77ie Music of
Armenia have recendy been re¬
leased by Celestial Harmonies.
Composer David Parsons has con¬
tinued his exploration into the sa¬
cred and folk traditions of Eastern
Armenians, begun with volumes
one and two, which revealed the
world of Armenian sacred songs
and sharakans, respectively.
In the new productions, listen¬
ers are introduced to the sound of
two instruments traditionally em¬
ployed by the Armenians; \hc duduk
and the kanon, which are a vital
part of Armenian music.
Volume Three centers around
the music of trie duduk, a double-
reed instrument developed more
than a thousand years ago. The
duduk, a relative of the Western
oboe, is made of apricot w'ood.
Gevorg Dabaghian is the featured
soloist on this recording. His soul¬
ful sound draws the listener into a
musical worjd which most will be
unfamiliar with. But after a few
minutes a listening, one will not be
able to pull away from the power¬
ful draw of this music. The duduk
is part of the Armenian musical
ensemble.
Accompanying the soloist are.
Grigor Takushian. Eduard
Harutunian,.      and       Kamo
review
By Barlow Der Mugrdechian
The Music of Armenia: Vol¬
ume Three: Duduk (7T35")
and Volume Four: Kanonl
Traditional Zither Music
(70'15")
Celestial Harmonies, P.O.
Box 30122,Tuscon, Arizona
85751
Khachaturian playing other tradi¬
tional Armenian musical instru¬
ments such as the dhol (drum) and
the drone duduk. The setungs are
purely instrumental although tradi¬
tionally the duduk was associated
at least in part, with the Armenian
a.s/i0U#/w (troubadors). The works
of the ashoughs form a distinctive
repertoire within Armenian music.
In the twenueth century there has
been a good deal of interest in the
works of the ashoughs, whose mu¬
sic displays the sophistication,
depth, and versatility of a classical
musical tradition.
Instrumental renderings of the
famous troubadour Sayat Nova
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highlight die eighteen recordings
on this CD.
The kanon is the featured in¬
strument in Volume Four of the
series. Soloist Karineh
Hovhannessian enchants with her
rendition oi traditional and folk
music on the kanon. Many of her
recordings are of instrumental
works which were originally vocal
works. More than likely the kanon
was used to accompany the early
folk songs or the recitation of epic
poems. Thekanon. a type of zither,
is an instrument well known in
Middle Eastern traditions.
Similar to the tradition from
which arose the duduk, the kanon
was also used to render the ashough
tradition in works by the famous
twentieth century musician
Gomidas Vardapet and the tenth
century Armenian composer
K-hachatour Aveiissian, who is
credited with developing the Ar¬
menian version of the kanon and
creating the first body o( works for
it. The music of the poet and
ashough Sayat Nova is also re¬
corded in these songs. Nineteen
traditional songs are recorded on
this CD which captures the essence
of Armenian traditional music.
B oth Compact Discs reviewed
are Of excellent quality and Would
make an excellent gift for anyone.