Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!auvm!CTSTATEU!KRENTZ_MIC From: KRENTZ_MIC@CTSTATEU.BITNET (Micki 'KRAZY' Krentz) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic Subject: Khatchaturian... Message-ID: Date: 12 Feb 90 18:38:00 GMT Sender: Discussions on all forms of Music Reply-To: Discussions on all forms of Music Lines: 8 Approved: NETNEWS@AUVM Gateway Original_To: BITNET%"allmusic@auvm" Much of his music is characterized by strong rhythms, great orchestration and distinct folk melodies from armenia. Though he lived from 1903-1978, his works seems from the peroid of nationalistic composers. My question is, who were his instructors? Were they nationalistic composers? ---Michele---