In October 1895 , Komitas left Etchmiadzin for Tiflis to study harmony under composer Makar Yekmalyan , whose polyphonic rendering of Armenian liturgy is the most widely used .
Who became one of Komitas 's most influential teachers .
In October 1895 , Komitas left Etchmiadzin for Tiflis to study harmony under composer Makar Yekmalyan , whose polyphonic rendering of Armenian liturgy is the most widely used and who became one of Komitas 's most influential teachers .