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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.
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.
Harutyunyan's Armenian Lullabies was recognized by the New York Times as an outstanding world music CD in 2004. [2] Before performing with the Shoghaken Ensemble, Harutyunyan performed as a soloist with the Agunk Ensemble (founded by Hayrik Mouradian) of Armenian National Radio in Armenia, Europe, and the Soviet Union. With Shoghaken, she has ...
State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944) The Russian Fantasy (1944) Suite from Masquerade (1944) Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1948) Suite from Battle of Stalingrad (1949) Triumphal Poem, a festive poem (1950) Suite from The Valencian Widow (1952) Suite from Spartacus No. 1 (1955) Suite from Spartacus No. 2 (1955) Suite from Spartacus ...
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).
Gevorg Gourgeni Dabaghyan [a] (born 12 February 1965) is an Armenian duduk player of liturgical and folk music, born in Yerevan. [1] [2] In 1991 he founded the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble, [3] a group of Armenian folk musicians and singers who specialize in traditional Armenian music.
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.
Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Dances; Armenian folk music; Armenian genocide in culture; Armenian Music Awards; Armenian opera; Armenian rock; Ashik; Avedis Zildjian Company