New book commemorates Armenian composers of Turkish classical music
A comprehensive book portraying the history of Turkish Classical Music has been released in collaboration with the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency and Istanbul Armenians. Titled ‘Classical Ottoman Music and Armenians,’ the book’s Istanbul-born writer, Aram Kerovpyan, encourages today’s youth to learn about the beauty of the past The author of the book says it is an important resource that goes back 200 years. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL An Istanbul-born musicologist has released a new book detailing the contributions Armenian composers have made through the ages to Turkish classical music. “All these figures show the richness of our land,” said Yaşar Kurt, secretary-general of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, which supported the publishing of Aram Kerovpyan’s “Klasik Osmanlı Müziği ve Ermeniler” (Classical Ottoman Music and Armenians). “This is an important resource book going back 200 years ago and showing us who carried Tur...