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Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of Armenian national school of music. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology. Orphaned at a young age, Komitas was taken to Etchmiadzin, Armenia's religious center, where he received education at the Gevorgian Seminary. Following his ordination as vardapet (celibate priest) in 1895, he studied music at the Frederick William University in Berlin. He thereafter "used his Western training to build a national tradition".He collected and transcribed over 3,000 pieces of Armenian folk music, more than half of which were subsequently lost and only around 1,200 are now extant. Besides Armenian folk songs, he also showed interest in other cultures and in 1904 published the first-ever collection of Kurdish folk songs. His choir presented Armenian music in many European cities, earning the praise of Claude Debussy, among others.
By Lilia Abgaryan

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Arno Babajanyan was an Armenian composer and pianist during the Soviet era. Babajanyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. By age 5, his extraordinary musical talent was clearly apparent, and the composer Aram Khachaturian suggested that the boy be given proper music training. Two years later, in 1928 at the age of 7, Babajanyan entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory.
In 1938, he continued his studies in Moscow with Vissarion Shebalin. He later returned to Yerevan, where from 1950–1956 he taught at the Yerevan State Conservatory. As a composer, Babajanyan was active in most genres and even wrote many popular songs in collaboration with the leading poets.
By Lia Khachikyan

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Arno Babajanyan - Piece for the piano and orchestra -Dreams

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A Living Legend

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Sayat Nova, born as Harutyun Sayatyan (1712 or 1722 – 1795) was an Armenian poet and musician who had compositions in a number of languages.
In Armenia Sayat Nova is considered a great poet who made a considerable contribution to the Armenian poetry and music of his century. His songs are in Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani and Persian. The name Sayat-Nova means "King of Songs" in Persian.

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Sayat Nova (born Harutyun Sayatyan) was an Armenian poet, musician who had compositions in a number of languages. His songs are in Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, and Persian.

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Mansurian, Tigran (January 27, 1939, Beirut). Lebanese-born Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world.
Mansurian’s compositions are an interesting mixture of Armenian art music and folk traditions, with bright, expressive melodies and exquisite, impressionistic tone color. His works may be grouped into five categories:

He taught modern music theory at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1967-86, and served rector of the Conservatory from 1992 to 1995.
Mansurian is recognized as one of the forerunners of contemporary music in the former USSR, being the first to introduce modern composition techniques in Armenia.
His compositions have been performed to great acclaim in London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Moscow, Warsaw, Zagreb, New York, Los Angeles, and other musical capitals of the world. Pierre Boulez spoke highly of his composition “Intérieur” when it was performed at IRCAM in Paris in 1984.

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He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the metal band System of a Down.
A singer, poet, songwriter, activist, and composer; Serj Tankian has always created music as an outlet to express his thoughts and feelings with a level of passion and consciousness that few in today’s world of music can rival. An Armenian immigrant born in Lebanon and re-rooted in Los Angeles, Serj was introduced to the melding of cultures, ideas and ideals from a very young age. The principles learned from this integration and adaptation have led to his understanding of the oneness of all things and have since maneuvered and transfigured into the music that he lives to create.
By Nora Hovsepyan

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Aram Khachaturian was a talented composer, whose compositions became part of the music classics of the 20-th century. His name is recognized throughout the world, and the compositions are performed worldwide, on the best theater stages, concert platforms, as well as the most distant places.
Today, the music of Khachaturian is played on the radio, TV and cinema. The UNESCO places the name of Khachaturian among the most renowned composers of the 20-th century, and his “Sabre Dance” of the well-known ballet “Gayaneh” takes one of the first places in the list of the most popular compositions of our age.
Aram Khachaturian was born in Kodzhori (now Tbilisi), suburb of Tiflis, on June 6, 1903, in the Armenian family of a bookbinder.
By: Lia Khachikyan

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The Masquerade suite is an orchestral work by the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, composed in 1944, based on his incidental music to Mikhail Lermontov's play Masquerade.

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During his musical career, Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as the five solo albums Elect the Dead, Imperfect Harmonies, Harakiri, Orca, and Jazz-Iz-Christ. A live orchestral version of Elect the Dead incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named Elect the Dead Symphony was released. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the

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New Album Harakiri Available Now! - smarturl.it/harakiri Serj Tankian - Saving Us Directed by: Kevin Estrada

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Shahnour Vaghenag Aznavourian , better known by his stage name Charles Aznavour (born 22 May 1924) is a French Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat.
Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world. Aznavour is known for his unique tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes.
He has appeared in more than sixty movies, composed about a thousand songs (including at least 150 in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German), and sold well over 100 million records.
In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of Time Online from around the globe. He was recognized as the century's outstanding performer, with nearly 18% of the total vote, edging out Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.
By LIa Khachikyan

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Lyric: She may be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret, Maybe my treasure or the price I have to pay, She maybe the song that Salome sings Maybe the chill that autumn brings Maybe a hundred different things Within the measure of a day.

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Jivan Gasparyan was born on October 12, 1928 Solag village of Kotayk province.  He had a difficult childhood because her mother had died early and his father was a soldier in World War II. That is why he grew up in an orphanage. Gasparyan began playing duduk when he was six years old. In 1948 he became a soloist of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the Philharmonic Orchestra and has won four medals at the UNESCO world competitions (1959, 1962, 1973 and 1980). 1973 Gasparyan received the honorary title of People's Artist of Armenia. In 2002, he received the WOMEX (World Music Expo) lifetime Achievement Award Prize 1988 to start a music career.Peter Gabriel's music used in Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ.
By  Elen Baghdassaryan

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Jivan Gasparyan, one of the Armenia's greatest musicians, is the foremost master of the duduk. Owing in part to his recordings and concerts over the past few decades, the duduk and Armenian music have received widespread international attention.

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One of the most beautiful songs played on armenian flute duduk.

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HANS ZIMMER & DJIVAN GASPARYAN ~ Duduk of the North.. [Gladiator]

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HANS ZIMMER & DJIVAN GASPARYAN ~ Duduk of the North.. [Gladiator]

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HANS ZIMMER & DJIVAN GASPARYAN - Duduk of the North [Gladiator] ☆彡

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HANS ZIMMER & DJIVAN GASPARYAN ~ Duduk of the North.. [Gladiator]

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Jivan Gasparyan, Brian May & Peter Gabriel - The Feeling Begins (46664 Arctic 2005)

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HANS ZIMMER ABOUT DJIVAN GASPARYAN AND ARMENIAN DUDUK

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HANS ZIMMER ABOUT DJIVAN GASPARYAN AND ARMENIAN DUDUK

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HANS ZIMMER ABOUT DJIVAN GASPARYAN AND ARMENIAN DUDUK