Historical Trends in Georgian Traditional and Sacred Music

A Tribute to Anzor Erkomaishvili

Edited By: Joseph Jordania, Rusudan Tsurtsumia

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This review of Georgian ethnomusicology is a tribute to Anzor Erkomaishvili, a pivotal figure in traditional music. Amid the growing popularity of Georgian choral singing, this volume is essential for both ethnomusicologists and enthusiasts.

This collection provides a comprehensive review of the current state of Georgian ethnomusicology, with the accent on historical trends. It presents a tribute to Anzor…

This collection provides a comprehensive review of the current state of Georgian ethnomusicology, with the accent on historical trends. It presents a tribute to Anzor Erkomaishvili, a pivotal figure in Georgian traditional music, the author of many widely known masterpieces of Georgian traditional and church-song repertoires. The steadily increasing popularity of Georgian traditional music, among both professional ethnomusicologists and lovers of choral singing, provides an urgent need for this volume.

Joseph Jordania is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne, having previously served as Professor at the Centre of Georgian Traditional Music and Head of the Musicology Section of the Centre of Mediterranean Studies. He is the author of over 160 publications, including several monographs, was the 2009 recipient of Fumio Koizumi Prize in Ethnomusicology, and since 2022 he has been a member of Georgian National Academy of Sciences.

Rusudan Tsurtsumia is a Professor and Director of the International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Georgia. The focus of her scientific and pedagogical work is on Georgian professional and ethno-music. She is the author of several works and is the co-editor of the proceedings of the Tbilisi International Symposia on Traditional Polyphony.

Brian Fairley, Tamaz Gabisonia, Marina Kvizhinadze, Baia Zhuzhunadze, Nino Razmadze, Susanne Ziegler, Gerda Lechleitner, Franz Lechneitner, Nona Lomidze, David Shugliashvili, Tamar Chkheidze, Polo Vallejo, Frank Kane, Caroline Bithell, Joseph Jordania, Rusudan Tsurtsumia