He there lectured on Armenian folk music and suggested that it dates back to pre-Christian , pagan times .
Fleischer in May 1899 established the Berlin chapter of the International Musical Society ( German : Internationalen Musikgesellschaft ) , an active member of which became Komitas .
Komitas there lectured on Armenian folk music and suggested that it dates back to pre-Christian , pagan times .
Fleischer in May 1899 established the Berlin chapter of the International Musical Society ( German : Internationalen Musikgesellschaft ) , an active member of which became Komitas .