knar

His first book of poems, Lkvadz Knar, Harutiunian published in 1902.

The next two compilations, Yergunk and Nor Knar, were published in 1906 and 1912, respectively.

Eventually he would direct the Armenian Choirs of Knar and Alemshah based in Montreal.

In 1958, Shiraz published the first volume of his anthology Knar Hayastani (Lyre of Armenia).

The Armenian Lyre (Knar Haykakan) was an Armenian musical periodical first published in 1861 by Gabriel Yeranian and Nikoghayos Tashjian.