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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).
I grew up in an atmosphere rich in folk music: popular festivities, rites, joyous and sad events in the life of the people always accompanied by music, the vivid tunes of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian songs and dances performed by folk bards and musicians — such were the impressions that became deeply engraved on my memory, that ...
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 ...
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 .
Mer Hayrenik. since 1991. v. t. e. " Mer Hayreniḱ " ( Armenian: Մեր Հայրենիք, pronounced [mɛɾ hɑjɾɛˈnikʰ]; "Our Fatherland") is the national anthem of Armenia. It was arranged by Barsegh Kanachyan; the lyrics were written by Mikayel Nalbandian. First adopted in 1918 as the anthem of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia ...
Soghomon Soghomonian, [ A] ordained and commonly known as Komitas[ B] ( Armenian: Կոմիտաս; 8 October [ O.S. 26 September] 1869 – 22 October 1935), was an Ottoman-Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national school of music. [ 4][ 7] He is recognized ...
Dancing Music (on the theme of an Armenian song) (1932) March No. 3 (Uzbek March) (1932) Dance (on the theme of an Armenian song) (1932) To the Heroes of the Patriotic War, a march (1942) March of the Moscow Red Banner Militia (1973)
Dle Yaman. " Dle Yaman " (in Armenian Դլե Յաման, in Western Armenian Տըլէ Եաման) also francicized " Délé Yaman " is an Armenian traditional tune. It is the story of a tragic love affair between two persons. [1] It was discovered by Father Komitas in his travels in Armenian countryside. He re-arranged the lyrics and the music ...