Armenian Music: Folklore

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(Armenian Music: Folklore)
(0:04) Much of Armenia’s traditional folk music bears the influence of its early national adoption of Christianity.
(0:14) Some of Armenia’s oldest music traditions originated with poet-minstrels called Gusans.
(0:27) Later, in the Medieval period, troubadours known as Ashughs...
(0:31) ...further developed and transmitted Armenian music.
(0:37) However, reflecting nationlistic disputes, influences from other cultures in this music...
(0:42) ...have marked it as not ‘truly’ Armenian for some.
(0:49) Here are a few well known Ashughs...
(0:52) Nahapet Kuchak (????-1592)
(0:56) Naghas Hovnatan (1661-1722)
(0:59) Hovhannes Karapetian (1827-1857)
(1:05) Kochari: traditional Armenian dance
(1:15) Under Russian rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries...
(1:20) ...national Armenian music was collected and studied by folklorist Komitas and others.
(1:28) Like their unique alphabet, Armenian folk music sometimes used a unique form of notation called Khaz.
(1:40) Traditional Armenian folk instruments include...
(1:45) Duduk: a double-reed wind instrument
(1:56) Pku: a single wind instrument
(2:11) Shvi: an end-blown flute
(2:19) Parkapzub: Armenian bagpipe
(2:30) Kamancha: a bowed lute
(2:42) Qanun (Kanun): a plucked dulcimer
(2:54) Dhol: a double-sided barrel drum

General Links (Armenian Music: Folklore)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia...

Production Credits
Author: Andrew J. Kluth
Producer: Rian Brown-Orso
Associate Producer: Kate Douglas
Editor: Emily Cohn
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