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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).
Sahan Arzruni (born 1943) Levon Chaushian (born 1946) Aram Satian (born 1947) Vartan Adjemian (born 1956) Vache Sharafyan (born 1966) Artur Avanesov (born 1980) Vahram Sargsyan (born 1981) Categories: Lists of composers by nationality.
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.
It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, and Pontic Greeks. It is a form of circle dance . Each region in the Armenian Highlands had its own Kochari, with its unique way of both dancing and music.
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 ...
Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( Armenian: Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա ), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory [1] ( YKSC) [2] or Yerevan State Conservatory ( YSC ), [3] [4] is a state-owned college of music located in Yerevan, Armenia. The institute was founded in 1921 ...
The duduk is a double reed instrument with ancient origins, having existed since at least the fifth century, while there are Armenian scholars who believe it existed more than 1,500 years before that. [11] The earliest instruments similar to the duduk's present form are made of bone or entirely of cane. Today, the duduk is exclusively made of ...
Hasmik Harutyunyan ( Armenian: Հասմիկ Հարությունյան; born December 26, 1960, in Yerevan [1]) is an Armenian folk singer. She is the leading member of the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble and directs the Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble . The music of the Shoghaken Ensemble is featured on the soundtrack ...