Armenian Genocide Related Music
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Here is the list of the musical works that dedicated to the Armenian Genocide and related events:
- Alexander Spendiaryan, "Take, O Armenia", opus 27, concert aria (1915, words by H. Hovhannisian)
- Komitas, "Children's Prayer" (1915),
- Romanos Melikian, "Zmrukhti", song cycle, (1916-1918),
- Alexander Arutiunian, "Poem about the Armenian People", (1961, words by Gevork Emin),
- H. Stepanian, "The Great Crime", oratoria (1964, words by Paruyr Sevak),
- G. Hakhinyan, "II symphony" (1975, words by Paruyr Sevak),
- Harutiun Dellalian, "The Death", symphonic poem (1978),
- "A Memorial to the Martyrs", requiem cantata, by Harutiun Dellalian, Georges Garvarentz and Gostan Zarian (1984),
- Yervand Yerkanyan, "The Voice of Victims", symphony (1984),
- Loris Tjeknavorian, "Requiem on Memoriam of Perished People", symphonic work (1974),
- E. Hayrapetyan, "Oratoria - 1915" (1977),
- Aram Khachaturian, "Vorskan akhper", arrangement for the II Symphony (by Avetik Isahakian),
- H. Berberian, "Requiem aeternam" (by Yeghishe Charents),
- Alan Hovhaness, "Khorhurd Nahatakats",
- Charles Aznavour, "Ils sont tombés", song (1976),
- Eduard Baghdasaryan, Soundtrack for the "Dzori Miro" movie (ArmenFilm),
- Krematorij, "Sebastia", song (by Armen Grigoryan), 1986,
- System Of A Down, "PLUCK", rock composition (1996),
- Daniel Decker and Ara Gevorgyan, "Adana", composition (2005),
- Diamanda Galás, "Defixiones, Will and Testament: Orders from the Dead", album (2003).
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- The Armenian Question, encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdyan, Yerevan, 1996, pp. 322-323.
- Talking With Turks and Armenians About the Genocide// Reader's Digest, Canada
- The status of Armenian communities living in the United States
- Gospel Artist Given Standing Ovation By Armenian Government Officials
