Komitas Vartapet

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12 Pieces for Children: No. 6, My Darling and Marjan (Variation) 01:18 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 6, This Night, the Moonlit Night 01:18 Tools
chinar es 03:30 Tools
garun a 00:00 Tools
Gutan Yerg 02:22 Tools
krunk 02:20 Tools
Mokats Mirza 00:00 Tools
Kele Kele 00:00 Tools
oror 00:00 Tools
Hov Arek Sarer 00:00 Tools
Hol ara ezo 00:00 Tools
Havik 00:00 Tools
hov arek 00:00 Tools
antuni 00:00 Tools
Horovel 00:00 Tools
hoy, nazan 01:07 Tools
Kali Yerg 00:00 Tools
Shushiki 00:00 Tools
Arorn Ou Tatrakn 00:00 Tools
Hayr mer - Our Father 00:00 Tools
Sourb, sourb - Holy, holy 00:00 Tools
Garoun a 00:00 Tools
Keler Tsoler 00:00 Tools
Msho shoror 00:00 Tools
tsirani tsar 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 1, Manushaki of Vagharshapat 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 1, Rain Has Come 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 5, My Darling and Marjan 00:00 Tools
Hov areq sarer 03:12 Tools
Hoy Nazan 00:00 Tools
The Crane 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 4, Water Flowing from the High Mountain 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 5, Shushiki of Vagharshapat 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 1, I Am a Girl 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 2, Yerangi of Yerevan 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 11, The Sun, the Sun 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 9, The Mountain, the Mountain 00:00 Tools
Hayrapetakan maghtan - Prayer to the patriach 00:00 Tools
Erangi 00:00 Tools
Shogher Jan 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 2, I'm Burning 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 2, I Am Burning, I Am Consumed 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 12, Piece in the National Spirit 00:00 Tools
Dele Iaman 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 2, The Scarlet Shawl 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 4, I Am Bringing Bread to the Plowmen 00:00 Tools
Hreshtakayin - Hagiological hymn 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 1, I'm a Girl 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 4, Bread I Carry for the Ploughman 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 7, Water Flowing from the High Mountain 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 3, Unabi of Shushi - No. 4, Marali of Shushi 00:00 Tools
Chouchigi 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 5, The Moon Under the Mountain 00:00 Tools
7 Songs for Piano: No. 3, Come Home Again 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 5, The Moon Behind the Mountain 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 7, Shoror of Karin 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 6, Het u Aradj of Karin 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 3, Come Home 00:00 Tools
Tsirani tsar - Apricot tree 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 7, The Water Comes from the Mountain Top 00:00 Tools
Kele-Kele 00:00 Tools
Hov areq, sarer jan 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 7, I'm a Girl 00:00 Tools
Seven Songs for Piano: No. 6, Tonight There's a Full Moon 00:00 Tools
Qele Qele 00:00 Tools
Cristos Pataragyal 00:00 Tools
Al aylughs 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 2, Rain Has Come (Variation) 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 8, Kharalo 00:00 Tools
Habrban 00:00 Tools
Yerkinkn Ampel a 00:00 Tools
Hoi Nazan Im 00:00 Tools
Shogher Djan 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 4, Shushiki 00:00 Tools
Alagyaz Khunki Tsar 00:00 Tools
Garuna 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 10, The Mountain, the Mountain (Variation) 00:00 Tools
Sar, Sar 00:00 Tools
Shoror 00:00 Tools
Nvirum (Offertory) 00:00 Tools
Srbatsum (Canonization) 00:00 Tools
Tchinar Es 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 3, Marali 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 1, Yerangi of Yerevan 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 2, Ounabi of Shushi 00:00 Tools
Cutan Yerg 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 1, You Are a Tree 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 3, The Apricot Tree 00:00 Tools
Sareri Verov 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Shamschian for Violin & Piano): No. 4, Ah, Sweet Maral 00:00 Tools
Vagharshapati 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 5, Yet Araj 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for Violin & Piano): No. 6, The Crane 00:00 Tools
Akh! Maral Djan 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. K. Dombaev for Violin & Piano): No. 5, Went, I Glowed 00:00 Tools
Urakh Ler 00:00 Tools
Six Folk Dances: No. 6, Shoror of Karim 00:00 Tools
01 - Habrban 00:00 Tools
O Mystery Deep 00:00 Tools
Gakavik 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 2, Rain Has Come. Variation 00:00 Tools
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 7, The Song of the Partridge 00:00 Tools
Goutanerg 00:00 Tools
Chashakum (Eucharist) 00:00 Tools
Karoon A 00:00 Tools
05 - Vagharshapati 00:00 Tools
Hed Aradch 00:00 Tools
Gantche Groung 00:00 Tools
Al Ailoughes 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 6, My Darling and Marjan. Variation 00:00 Tools
Dzirani Dzar 00:00 Tools
Karoun 00:00 Tools
Caruna 00:00 Tools
Hoy Nazan - Shakhgr Shookhgr 00:00 Tools
02 - Garun A 00:00 Tools
Through the intercession of thy virgin Mother 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 10, The Mountain, the Mountain. Variation 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 7, I Am a Girl 00:00 Tools
Ounabi-Marali 00:00 Tools
Goujn Ara 00:00 Tools
Groong 00:00 Tools
Manushaki 00:00 Tools
Marali 00:00 Tools
Gutanerg 00:00 Tools
Lord, Have Mercy 00:00 Tools
Al Ailux 00:00 Tools
Gakavi Yerke 00:00 Tools
Qele, qele 00:00 Tools
Keler-Tsoler 00:00 Tools
07 - Keler-Tsoler 00:00 Tools
04 - Krunk 00:00 Tools
Christ In Our Midst 00:00 Tools
Holy, holy 00:00 Tools
Mogats Mirza 00:00 Tools
Ambel A Gamar Gamar 00:00 Tools
Hishestruk I Cisherin 00:00 Tools
12 Pieces for Children: No. 8, Haralo 00:00 Tools
Semplice 00:00 Tools
Allegretto Non Troppo 00:00 Tools
06 - Yerkinkn Ampel A 00:00 Tools
03 - Shogher Djan 00:00 Tools
Choror 00:00 Tools
Again in peace. Save, O Lord 00:00 Tools
Ed u Arach 00:00 Tools
Heavenly Father 00:00 Tools
Our Father (the Lord's Prayer) 00:00 Tools
Ies Saren gou Kahi 00:00 Tools
Allegro Moderato 00:00 Tools
Kakavik 00:00 Tools
The body of the Lord 00:00 Tools
Spirit of God 00:00 Tools
Glory to thee, O Lord. We believe 00:00 Tools
Christ is sacrificed 00:00 Tools
Let us stand in awe. Mercy and peace 00:00 Tools
Who is like unto the Lord our God? (Hagiology for Eastertide and for the Cross) 00:00 Tools
Apricot Tree 00:00 Tools
Khorhurt Khorin Hays Harg 00:00 Tools
Son of God 00:00 Tools
In all things blessed art thou, O Lord 00:00 Tools
And the mercy of our great God... be with you all. Amen. And with thy spirit 00:00 Tools
We have been filled with thy good things 00:00 Tools
The one holy 00:00 Tools
Groung 00:00 Tools
Amen. Holy is the Father 00:00 Tools
Keler, Tsoler 00:00 Tools
The Prayer Amid the Church. Blessed be the Lord's name 00:00 Tools
Erangy 00:00 Tools
Vagharshabadi 00:00 Tools
Hays hark nviranats ukhti 00:00 Tools
08 - Shushiki 00:00 Tools
Armenian Folk Songs - Vagharshabadi Dance 00:00 Tools
Again in peace, Be mindful, Lord 00:00 Tools
11 - Kele-Kele 00:00 Tools
10 - Hoy Nazan 00:00 Tools
Yerginkn Ambel a 00:00 Tools
We give thanks to thee 00:00 Tools
Arorn U Tatrakn 00:00 Tools
Haperpan 00:00 Tools
Kélé kélé 00:00 Tools
Yerangi 00:00 Tools
Vivace 00:00 Tools
O my love, I'm Burning 00:00 Tools
Het U Araj 00:00 Tools
Al Aylukhes 00:00 Tools
Surb, surb 00:00 Tools
Holy God (for the feasts of Nativity, of the Cross, Resurrection and Presenta... 00:00 Tools
Krounk 00:00 Tools
Parekhosutyamp 00:00 Tools
7 Folk Dances: No. 5. Shushiki of Vagharshapat 00:00 Tools
Grunk 00:00 Tools
Moderato Con Giubilo 00:00 Tools
Danses arméniennes: V. Shushiki 00:00 Tools
Yerginkn Amble - Antsrevn Yegav 00:00 Tools
Krunk (2) 00:00 Tools
Unaby u Maraly 00:00 Tools
Lento 00:00 Tools
Mokac Mirza 00:00 Tools
Krunk (3) 00:00 Tools
Garun 00:00 Tools
Sari axchik 00:00 Tools
It Is Spring 00:00 Tools
I. Khorhurd Khorhin 00:00 Tools
II. Havsark 00:00 Tools
Danses arméniennes: II. Yerangi 00:00 Tools
Dle Yaman 00:00 Tools
Unabi 00:00 Tools
Oror (2) 00:00 Tools
Alakiaz - khengui dzar 00:00 Tools
Our Father 00:00 Tools
Andooni 00:00 Tools
Yerangui 00:00 Tools
Seven pieces for children 00:00 Tools
Ov zarmanali 00:00 Tools
Sirt im sasani 00:00 Tools
09 - Al Aylughs 00:00 Tools
Armenian Folk Songs - The Partridge 00:00 Tools
Hoy, Nazan (Oh, Nazan) (arr. for piano) 00:00 Tools
Zulo 00:00 Tools
Al aylouckes 00:00 Tools
Chinar es, keranal mi (You Are Tall like a Plane Tree, do not Bow Down) (arr. for string orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Erkink'n ampel e (The Sky is Cloudy) (arr. for string orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Tchinar ès 00:00 Tools
Yergink Ambel e 00:00 Tools
Toghik 00:00 Tools
Krunk (The crane) (arr. for string orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Quartet no 3 00:00 Tools
Hoy nazan im 00:00 Tools
Coimo 00:00 Tools
Hayr Mer 00:00 Tools
Kali erg 00:00 Tools
Allegro Ma Non Troppo 00:00 Tools
Urax ler 00:00 Tools
Vagharshapat dance - transcription by Vache Sharafyan 00:00 Tools
Armenian Folk Songs - It's Cloudy 00:00 Tools
Divine Liturgy. Ter Voghormya 00:00 Tools
VIII. Hishva Ter 00:00 Tools
VII. Surb Surb 00:00 Tools
VI. Khristosi Mej 00:00 Tools
Al Aylukhs 00:00 Tools
Six dances 00:00 Tools
Vagharshapati Par (Dance from Vagharshapat) (arr. for string orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Al aylukhs (My Scarlet Kerchief) (arr. for string orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Surp Amen Hayr Yergnavor 00:00 Tools
Allegro Adagio 00:00 Tools
Con Alterazza 00:00 Tools
Hishestuk I Gisherin 00:00 Tools
Arorn u Tatraky 00:00 Tools
Allegretto Semplice, Tempo Rubato 00:00 Tools
Tsinari tsar 00:00 Tools
CHinar es (shant tv) 00:00 Tools
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Komitas Vardapet (by Western Armenian transliteration also Gomidas Vartabed, born Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan on September 26 or October 8, 1869 in Kütahya, Ottoman Empire – October 22, 1935 in Paris, France) was an Armenian priest, ethnomusicologist, composer, choir leader, singer, and music pedagogue. He is widely regarded as the founder of modern Armenian classical music. Komitas was born into a family whose members were deeply involved in music and were monolingual in Turkish. His mother died when he was one and ten years later his father also died. His grandmother looked after him until 1881 when a prelate of the local Armenian diocese went to Echmiadzin to be consecrated a bishop. The catholicos Gevork IV ordered him to bring one orphaned child to be educated at the Echmiadzin Seminary. Soghomon was chosen among 20 candidates and entered the seminary (where he impressed the catholicos with his singing talent) and finished it in 1893 when he became a monk. According to church tradition, newly ordained priests are given new names, and Soghomon was renamed Komitas (named after a 7th century Armenian catholicos who was also a hymn writer). Two years later he became a priest and obtained the title Vardapet (or Vartabed), meaning a priest or a church scholar. He established and conducted the monastery choir till 1896 when he went to Berlin, enrolled the Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm University and studied music at the private conservatory of Prof. Richard Schmidt. In 1899 he acquired the title doctor of musicology and returned to Echmiadzin, where he took over conducting a polyphonic male choir. He traveled extensively around the country, listening and recording details about Armenian folk songs and dances performed in various villages. This way he collected and published some 3000 songs, many of them adapted to choir singing. His major work is Badarak (Divine Liturgy), still used today as one of the two most popular musical settings of the Armenian Church liturgy or mass, which he started composing in 1892 and never completely finished due to the upcoming World War I. For the basis of the work he took chants sung by the eldest priests and “upgraded it with typical (“cleaned” of foreign influences) Armenian music elements from his collected material. Today the best known version of Badarak is his favourite for a three voiced male choir. It must be understood that the Komitas Badarak was not an original composition per se, but rather an arrangement of the pre-existing melodies in use by Armenian priests for the singing of the mass. The words certainly are not original but are the text of the Armenian mass which has been used for centuries. Armenian Church music was traditionally monophonic, but Makar Yekmalian, Komitas, and several other musician/composers in the 19th and 20th centuries arranged polyphonic versions of the pre-existing melodies. Some composers (not Komitas and Yekmalian) created completely original musical settings of the liturgy as well. He was the first non-European to be admitted into the International Music Society of which he was a co-founder. He held many lectures and performances throughout Europe, Turkey and Egypt, thus presenting till then very little known Armenian music. From 1910 Komitas lived and worked in Constantinople. There he established a 300 member choir Gusan. On April 24, 1915, said to be the day when Armenian Genocide officially began, he was arrested and put to train the next day together with 180 other Armenian notables and sent to the city of Çankırı in northern Central Anatolia, at a distance of some 300 miles. His good friend, Turkish nationalist poet Emin Yurdakul, the authoress Halide Edip, and the U.S. ambassador Henry Morgenthau intervened with the government and, by special orders from Talat Pasha, Komitas was dispatched back to the capital alongside eight other Armenians who had been deported. Armenian sources deny rumors of earlier schizophrenia or venereal disease and stress that he never fully recovered from these 15 days experience. As of autumn 1916, he was taken to a Turkish military hospital and he moved to Paris in 1919 where he died in a psychiatric clinic Villejuif in 1935. Next year his ashes were transferred to Yerevan and buried in the Pantheon. In 1950s his manuscripts were also transferred from Paris to Yerevan. Badarak was first printed in 1933 in Paris and first recorded onto a digital media in 1988 in Yerevan. In collecting and publishing so many folk songs, he saved the cultural heritage of Western Armenia that otherwise would have disappeared because of the genocide. His works have been published in the Republic of Armenia in a thoroughly annotated edition by Robert Atayan. Lately, also some nine songs on German poetry, written during his stay in Berlin, have been excavated from the archives in Yerevan and interpreted by soprano Hasmik Papian. Today the Yerevan music academy is named after Komitas. There also exists a worldwide renowned string quartet named after Komitas. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.