Stepan Papelyan ( hy, Ստեփան Բաբելեան; 1875 - 12 November, 1960) was an Armenian pedagogue, composer and writer.

Biography

Papelyan was born in Scutari (now

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Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

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Şişli Armenian Cemetery The Şişli Armenian Cemetery is an Armenian cemetery in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey which is operated and served by the Armenian community of Turkey. Notable burials * Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantin ...

Compositions

Piano

*Vers le passé *La fin d’un rêve *Clair de lune *Nostalgie *Polka *Mazurka

References

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