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The history of the Armenian duduk music is dated to the reign of the Armenian king Tigran the Great, who reigned from 95 to 55 B.C. [20] According to ethnomusicologist Dr. Jonathan McCollum, the instrument is depicted in numerous Armenian manuscripts of the Middle Ages, and is "actually the only truly Armenian instrument that's survived through ...
Duduk. Armenian folk songs (Мелодия / Melody, 1983) / I Will Not Be Sad in This World (All Saints Records, 1989) Moon Shines at Night (All Saints Records, 1993) Ask Me No Questions (Traditional Crossroads 4268, 1994) Apricots From Eden (Traditional Crossroads 4276, 1996) Salute (1998) Black Rock, with Michael Brook (Realworld 46230, 1998)
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 blul (Armenian: բլուլ) is an open end-blown shepherd's flute traditionally played in Armenia and similar in structure to the kaval. [2] It is made of either reed or apricot wood and has eight playing holes, including seven finger holes and one thumb hole. The resulting sound is diatonic, the timbre is described as soft and velvety. [6]
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).
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 for the piano.
“Yuli – Schwermut” three songs for soprano and piano (words by Stefan George, in German),2003, 11’ “Der heilige Fremdling” song cycle for voice and piano (words by Georg Trakl, in German), 2008, 15’ Overall, Eduard Hayrapetyan's contributions to Armenian music are profound and far-reaching.
There are many instruments similar to the mey in Eurasia. These include the European aulos and douçaine , the Azerbaijani/Iranian balaban, the Uyghur balaman, the Dagestani yasti balaban, the Georgian duduki, the Armenian duduk, the Japanese hichiriki, the Korean piri, the Chinese guanzi and houguan, the Kyrgyz kamis sirnay, and the Cambodian pey au.