1941 – graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK)

1944 – lecturer at the YSCK (head of the music theory department, professor since 1977)

Studied Armenian folk and medieval music, the notation of “khaz”-s, compiled and edited an academic edition of Komitas’s works, wrote chamber-instrumental and vocal works, processed folk and gusan songs, medieval melodies.

“Kurdish Folk Songs”. Yerevan, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR, 1983

“Songs without accompaniment”. Yerevan, “Soveetakan grogh”, 1983

“Komitas, v. 2”, Yerevan, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences, 1981

“Kurdish folk song art”. Yerevan, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR, 1976

“Study, dissemination and collecting of folk music in Armenia”. Yerevan, “Hayastan”, 1973.

“Alexander Spendiaryan. About the composer”. Yerevan, “Hayastan”, 1971

“Methodology of teaching music. A manual for music teachers of secondary schools”. Yerevan, “Luys”, 1969

“Gusan Havasi: life and work”. Yerevan, “Haypetrat”, 1963

“Elementary theory of music. Textbook for music schools and institutes”. Yerevan, ” Haypetrat”, 1962

“Komitas. Life, activity, creativity”. Yerevan, “Haypetrat”, 1961

“Armenian notation of khaz”. Yerevan, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR, 1959

“Methodology of music education in public schools”. Yerevan, “Haypetkhusmankhrat”, 1959

“Essays on the history of Armenian music. Pre-Soviet region. XIX-XX centuries”. Yerevan, “Haypetkhusmankhrat”, 1959

“Handbook of musical literacy and singing for grades I-IV of primary school”. Yerevan, “Haypetkhusmankhrat”, 1958

“Textbook of elementary theory of music”. Yerevan, “Haypetkhusmankhrat”, 1957

Order of the Badge of Honor

Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR