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The Armenian lullaby is significant for its historical, cultural, and linguistic aspect beyond its purpose of comfort and serving as a bridge to sleep. Influenced in part by their region of origin, Armenian lullabies are characterized by a lightness in melody and the rhythm of simple, repeated phrases that mimic the sound of the rocking cradle.
Oror (Lullaby) for mezzo-soprano, harp and cello (also in a choral version) [3] Sweet is the night, mélodie; Ledjag, mélodie; Lamento, complaint of an orphan [3] Nocturne, fugue; Es Kechir, dance for voice, chorus and orchestra; Ninam—Niman, dance for voice, chorus and orchestra; Dark Sky for chorus and orchestra
Parsegh Ganatchian or Barsegh Kanachyan (Armenian: Բարսեղ Կանաչեան; 17 April 1885 – 21 May 1967) was an Armenian composer, conductor, and sociocultural activist. [1] He is best-known for his part in arranging the music to Մեր հայրենիք (Our Fatherland), the Armenian national anthem. He comes from a modest background ...
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).
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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.
An artistic description of Aralez. Aralez (Old Armenian: արալէզ, արալեզ; plural: արալէզք, aralēzkʿ), also called arlez (առլեզ) or yaralez (յարալէզ, Modern Armenian haralez), are winged dog-like creatures or spirits in Armenian mythology that descend to lick the wounds of dead heroes in order to resurrect them.
The song is stylistically similar to other traditional Armenian lullabies, but with the purpose of a wake up call. The mother is the central character. She tells her son about the miserable conditions of Armenians and calls him to a military struggle against the genocidal Turks.