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Canadian Music Choir of Armenia

Komitas (or Gomidas) whose real name Soghomon Soghomonyan is born in Turkey in 1869. Priest and composer to the golden voice, he first studied at the Seminary Etchmiadzin, then in Berlin. He became interested in traditional Armenian music. Going through the villages, ethnomusicologist lists thousands of songs, transcribed and harmonizes with the utmost care. His creative genius gives a new dimension, inter alia, the composition of Armenian spiritual songs. During the Armenian genocide, he was arrested in Constantinople, deported and tortured. He loses his mind. He died in France in 1935.

For a more detailed biography, see The Virtual Museum of Komitas




Some compositions of Komitas

Yel, Yel


Hov AREQ Sareri January


Es Arun



Another very nice piece of Armenia, which is however not the work of Komitas

Gorani

GORAN

TRANSLITERATION

In Msho dasha kasim MANR or Hiner
Snounchik me keshnchi ir djanin Mernem

Gorani Gorani, Gorani Jarema
Khabrik me khosatsir darderous deghner

Alashkert Manazkert duran or khotov
Wed jari tsotsere akh Anoush hofov

Gorani, Gorani, Gorani Jarema
Yes KITEM aslik jar, shat kharoti

Source: Tineke van Geel

TRANSLATION

Song of Mush, they say, was small and powerful.
She breathes, I would die for her.

Gorani, Gorani, Gorani my love.
Give me news, to heal my pain.

Alashkert Manazkert and are deserted and uncultivated,
The body of my beloved feels so good.

Gorani, Gorani, Gorani my love.
I know, I miss my beloved so.

Scores of Armenian music

Armenian Sheet Music (on Armeniapedia.org)

Duduk.com (Armenian traditional dance music)

Arak 29: Scores and pronunciation and liturgy

Online Music (mp3)

Komitas's music in mp3 (Scores are available in exchange for a donation to the foundation)

Armenian Church of America (music by Makar Yekmalian and Komitas Chamber Choir of Armenia)

Songs of Armenia (with excerpts sung, partitions)

Lusavoriç (click on the radio)

St Mary Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church Toronto
(liturgical music Armenian listen or download)

Ara Souvalian's Armenian Midi Music Library

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Armenian alphabet with pronunciation

Armenian Alphabeth Pronunciation (wav files)

Dictionary Online Translation on Lexilogos

Translit AM - Armenian Transliteration and Spell Checker

Arak offers 29 exercises to learn to speak the language. And here it offers many tools (as well as freeware for your convenience ...)

Armenian Phonetic Keyboard

Armenia Travel Blog: A lover of Armenia you discover the Armenian culture in pictures and music.

List of Middle Eastern Churches Montreal