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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC THE MUSIC THAT SHAPED A NATION: THE ROLE OF FOLK MUSIC, THE DUDUK, AND CLARINET IN THE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ARMENIAN COMPOSERS ARAM KHACHATURIAN AND VACHE SHARAFYAN By ANASTASIA CHRISTOFAKIS A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2015 Anastasia Christofakis defended this treatise on April 14, 2015. The members of the supervisory committee were: Deborah Bish Professor Directing Treatise Frank Gunderson University Representative Alexander Jiménez Committee Member Eric Ohlsson Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the treatise has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii To my Armenian friends. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents for their continuous support and unyielding dedication to my success. Secondly, I would like to thank Dr. Bish, for tolerating my wry sense of humor and helping me to conquer all fears. To the members of my committee, Alexander Jiménez, Eric Ohlsson, and Frank Gunderson, for their time and advice throughout this entire process. To Vache Sharafyan for welcoming me into his home and his creative life, thank you for sharing your music and valuable insights with me.