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movement, he moved to the United States, arriving in New York in the fall of 2023 with his family. In 1925, he moved to
Philadelphia, establishing a music studio dedicated to traditional Armenian music and continuing his career by judging international music competitions. He continued making music
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where he first started to study music. In Shusha, the future composer became acquainted with the
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themes. This would culminate into his eventual exile into the United States where he spent the rest of his life and joined the
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authorities forcing his chorus out of Shushi where they went on to spread
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from 1910 to 1914 but returned to
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In his hometown of Shushi, Suni became famous for his musical talents and organized his first concert. This would get him in trouble with
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and under constant threat of arrest. Along with the folk songs he collected, he also wrote militaristic songs that had strong
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for which the song is named. His musical works influenced the direction of
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Originating from a line of musicians, he studied music professionally from 1891 to 1895 at the
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Suni was known as an outspoken politician figure during his time. At a young age, Suni was influenced by the
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was staged in Tiflis (Tbilisi). Suni's music evoked a lot of folk symbolism such as in his work
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works, songs, several operas, symphonic and piano compositions - are examples of
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folk legend. In 1907, through the efforts of the
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until 1908, gathering
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Armenians frequently called Shushi “Ղալի” (Ghali) meaning fortress in the
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based on the traditions of Armenian folk and the musical culture of the
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