Ktsord

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Ktsord or Ktsourd (arm. - attachment) is the most ancient type of Armenian religious song.

It received its name from being attached to biblical psalms and blessings. It sang since 4th-5th centuries and until the invention of the Armenian alphabet it was communicated orally. The first ktsords were generally short songs composed of three verses.

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  • Grigor Suni, Armenian music, Yerevan, 2005, p. 102-103, ISBN-99930-60-59-3