Տաղք Մխիթարեան Վարդապետաց. [SONGS OF THE MEKHITARIST FATHERS - Lot 74

Տաղք Մխիթարեան Վարդապետաց. [SONGS OF THE MEKHITARIST FATHERS]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1852-1854. 3 vols. in 1 in-4, [6] f. (including fx-title, title and dedications), 260 p., [3] f. (table , errata) ; 191 p., [2] f. (table), 171 p.., [3] f. (table, ed. note), contemporary green half-basin with corners, smooth spine, gilt title, tomaison, fillet and roulette, speckled edges (binding slightly rubbed, brown spots). Collection of Armenian tagh songs (տաղ), composed by Arsen Pakradouni (1790-1866), Gabriel Avedikian (1751-1827) and Edouard Hurmuzian (1799-1876). Tagh is a freely structured form of monodic song, distinct from the canonical charakan, and characterized by its melodic and rhythmic richness. Present in both religious and secular repertoires, these songs reflect an ancient Armenian musical tradition adapted to modern sensibilities.