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Armenian Piano Music
Mikael Ayrapetyan
Armenian Piano Music
Genres: International Music, Classical
 
Music in Armenia has a long and rich history, stretching back to the Middle Ages and beyond, with its origins in popular folk-songs. Towards the end of the nineteenth century these played a major rôle in the developme...  more »

     
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All Artists: Mikael Ayrapetyan
Title: Armenian Piano Music
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos of America, Inc.
Release Date: 6/9/2015
Genres: International Music, Classical
Style: Middle East
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 747313346776

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Music in Armenia has a long and rich history, stretching back to the Middle Ages and beyond, with its origins in popular folk-songs. Towards the end of the nineteenth century these played a major rôle in the development of a national music identity and in the twentieth century Armenian composers began to establish an international reputation. The hypnotic simplicity of line and texture in the Six Dances by Komitas lay the foundations of a clearly defined national sound alongside the Tatar melodies which appear in Spendiarians Crimean Sketches. Russian lyrical romanticism as well as Western influences colour the next generations music, as do elements of impressionism and soulful jazz in the recent works of Robert Amirkhanian.