Gomidas Vartabed was largely responsible for rescuing Armenian folk music from oblivion; the songs he collected and arranged are among the few surviving records of a musical culture that was decimated by the Armenian genocide that began in 1915. The composer escaped death, but was deported, and later returned to his homeland a broken man. The music Gomidas transcribed or composed (Vartabed was not his surname, but a designation of his status as a priest) is achingly poignant in itself, and an awareness of the composer's ...
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Gomidas Vartabed was largely responsible for rescuing Armenian folk music from oblivion; the songs he collected and arranged are among the few surviving records of a musical culture that was decimated by the Armenian genocide that began in 1915. The composer escaped death, but was deported, and later returned to his homeland a broken man. The music Gomidas transcribed or composed (Vartabed was not his surname, but a designation of his status as a priest) is achingly poignant in itself, and an awareness of the composer's national and personal tragedy makes it even more heartbreaking. A few of the songs are presented in the composer's own arrangement for voice and piano, but most are arranged for chamber ensemble by Serouj Kradjian. The dudek, a native wind instrument with a plaintive sound somewhat reminiscent of an alto saxophone, features prominently in the arrangements. Armenian-Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian is best known for her singing on the soundtracks for the Lord of the Rings films, and...
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