Writing music in nineteenth-century Istanbul : Ottoman Armenians and the invention of Hampartsum notation

This thesis describes the invention and adoption of a new notation system, known today as ‘Hamparsum notası’ or ‘Hay ardi jaynagrut‘iwn’ (‘modern Armenian notation’), in nineteenth-century Istanbul. The first part focuses on a small group of Catholic Armenians who developed the notation system in ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olley, Jacob
Other Authors: Stokes, Martin ; Schofield, Katherine Ruth
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.754906