Armenian folk music or folk music has been known since ancient times. In Armenian folklore, the use of wedding, ceremonial, table, labor, lullabies, household, game and other songs became widespread among the people. In the Armenian musical folklore a large place is occupied by peasant songs "Orovely" and songs "panduhtov". In different regions of Armenia, the same song was performed in different ways.
Armenian folk music began to take shape from the 12th century BC. er along with the language of this ancient nation. Artifacts that indicate that music began to develop here from the 2nd millennium BC. er are musical instruments found by archaeologists.
Great Komitas
The scientific folklore of the Armenian people, Armenian folk music is closely connected with the name of the great composer, ethnographer, folklorist, musicologist, singer, choirmaster and flutist - the immortal Komitas. Having cleared Armenian music from foreign elements, for the first time in the world, he presented original music of Armenians.
He collected, processed, recorded a lot of folk songs. Among them is such a famous song as "Antuni" (song of a wanderer), where he represents the image of the martyr - panduhta (wanderer), who is cut off from his homeland and finds death in a foreign land. “Krunk” is another popular song, a great example of folk music.
Ashugs, gusans
Armenian folklore is very rich with famous representatives of folk music, ashugs (singers, poets), gusans (Armenian folk singers). One such representative is Sayat-Nova. The Armenian people call him "King of chants". He had a beautiful voice. In the works of the Armenian poet and musician, social and love lyrics occupy one of the central places. Sayat-Nova's songs are performed by famous singers, Charles and Seda Aznavour, Tatevik Oganesyan and many others.
Magnificent samples of Armenian music were composed of ashugs and gusans of the XIX-XX centuries. These include Avashi, Sheram, Jivani, Gusan Shaen and others.
The Soviet composer, musicologist, folklorist S. A. Melikyan was engaged in the theory and history of Armenian folk music. More than 1,000 Armenian folk songs were recorded by the great composer.
Folk musical instruments
The world-famous Armenian musician, Jivan Gasparyan, masterfully playing the duduk, Armenian folklore spread to the whole world. He introduced the whole of humanity to a wonderful folk musical instrument - the Armenian duduk, which is made of apricot tree. The musician conquered and conquers the world with performances of Armenian folk songs.
Nothing can convey the feelings, emotions and emotions of the Armenian people better than duduk music. Duduk music is a masterpiece of the oral heritage of mankind. So recognized by UNESCO. Other folk musical instruments are dhol (percussion instrument), bambir, kemani, and keman (stringed instruments). Jivani, the famous ashug, played the Keman.
Armenian folklore also had a great influence on the development of spiritual and classical music.
Listen to Armenian folk music, and you will get great pleasure.
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