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The music of Armenia (Armenian: հայկական երաժշտություն haykakan yerazhshtut’yun) has its origins in the Armenian highlands, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, [1] [2] and is a long-standing musical tradition that encompasses diverse secular and religious, or sacred, music (such as the sharakan Armenian chant and taghs, along with the indigenous khaz musical notation).
The cover of a 1953 record of "Sabre Dance" by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra [1] " Sabre Dance " [a] is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian 's ballet Gayane (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. [2] It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work worldwide.
Alemshah was born in Bardizag [2] (now Bahçecik [ tr], near İzmit, Turkey). He began schooling in his own hometown, but during the Armenian Genocide his parents sent the young boy to Italy to continue his education at the Collegio Armeno Moorat-Raphael [3] in Venice. In 1923, when his teachers there became aware of his striking musical gifts ...
Harout Pamboukjian was born on July 1, 1950, in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union ). In his early teens, he took lessons in many musical instruments including the guitar, the bouzouki and saz (stringed instruments), the dhol (drums) and the piano, later forming a band called Erebouni. His interest in music was initially influenced ...
Armenian Highlands. Tamzara[ a] is a folk dance native to Armenian Highlands. In Armenia the dance originally had a ritual character, it was a wedding song and dance. Now "Tamzara" has lost its former ritual significance, when it was performed during almost all community events and parties. It is today performed by Armenians, Assyrians, and ...
Armenian folk music is a genre of Armenian music. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It usually uses the duduk, the kemenche, and the oud. It is very similar to folk music in the Caucasus [citation needed] and shares many similar songs and traditions with countries around Armenia, namely Georgia and Azerbaijan .
The Naghash Ensemble is a contemporary music ensemble from Armenia featuring three female singers, duduk, oud, dhol and piano. They perform new music written by Armenian-American composer John Hodian based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest, Mkrtich Naghash. Described as "The sound of ancient Armenia reinvented for ...
Arpine Mikaeli Ter-Petrosyan (born September 30, 1990, Yerevan) whose artistic name is Arpi Alto (Armenian: Արփի Ալտո), is an Armenian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. She was born in a family of artists and musicians. Her mother, Anahit Ter Petrosyan, is a German jazz artist.