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    SONG CONTEST
    Aram Abrahamian

    Aravot.am
    31 Aug 06

    The ministry of culture was right publishing the texts of five drafts
    of anthem, which have passed the contest. Unfortunately, the public
    doesn't have an opportunity to judge the music of those drafts: 5
    drafts of anthem must be often sounded on radio and TV, which isn't
    done yet. I'm sure the anthem is 60% music and 40% words, because it
    is often produced without the text. Besides, music is more powerful
    emotionally, than the word is.

    Speaking about the published texts I want to stress the following
    fact: Ararat B/ I guess whose pseudonym it is/, Vahagn Davtian and
    Liudvig Durian are skilful poets who are worth to become the authors
    of the national anthem of Armenia. But those respectful poets will
    admit that they aren't like Charents.

    So if the public discusses the texts, it will be meaningless to
    compete with Charent's "Es im anush Hayasatani". This masterpiece is
    also profitable that there will be no need to read it by heart. The
    text written by the official of the ministry for Aram Khachatrian's
    music is non professional and skilful.

    The ministry suggests introducing to other texts written for Aram
    Khachatrian's music on _www.mrcuyt.am_ (http://www.mrcuyt.am) site. But
    they are worse than the produces examples. It is impossible to compose
    any high quality verse for the already composed music.

    Aram Khachatrian's music is impressive. The composer has used the
    tunes of medieval "sharakan" /church songs/, which doesn't only show
    the composer's talent but patriotism, too.

    The selection of anthem isn't a song festival. This is a political
    action, however Khachatrian's music is talented it symbolizes the past
    epoch, refused ideology. So it shouldn't display only musical approach
    here. As for me "Mer Hayrenik" or anthems composed by T. Mansurian's,
    E. Erznkian's, E. Hovhannisian or R. Amirkhanian are equally
    adoptable. Let Khachatrian's music remain as the history.
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