Komitas

About the artist

Komitas Vardapet (by Western Armenian transliteration also Gomidas Vartabed; Komitas Vartapet, born Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan on September 26 or October 8, 1869 in Kütahya, Ottoman Empire – October 22, 1935 in Paris, France) was an Armenian priest, ethnomusicologist, composer, choir leader, singer, and music pedagogue. He is widely regarded as the founder of modern Armenian classical music. Komitas was born into a family whose members were deeply involved in music and were monolingual in Turkish.

Top songs

  1. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 6, My Darling and Marjan (Variation)
  2. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 6, This Night, the Moonlit Night
  3. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 7, Water Flowing from the High Mountain
  4. Chinar Es (Arr. by João Kouyoumdjian)
  5. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Sanctus
  6. Shushiki
  7. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): The Holy One
  8. garun a
  9. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Spirit of God
  10. chinar es
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  1. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Hymn of Vesting
  2. krunk
  3. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 5, My Darling and Marjan
  4. K'eler, tsoler (Arr. V. Sargsyan for Piano)
  5. Al aylughs
  6. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Entrance Hymn
  7. Seven Songs: 1. Semplice
  8. Mokats Mirza
  9. Kuzhn aṙa (Arr. V. Sargsyan for Piano)
  10. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Heavenly Father
  11. Armenian Spiritual
  12. Gutan Yerg
  13. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Who Is Lord, Our God
  14. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Chosen of God
  15. Hov Arek Sarer
  16. 7 Folk Dances: No. 1, Manushaki of Vagharshapat
  17. 7 Folk Dances: No. 5, Shushiki of Vagharshapat
  18. Havik
  19. Andriasyan Garoun a Spring
  20. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): With Your Virgin Mother's Intercession
  21. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Annunciation of the Procession
  22. oror
  23. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 1, I Am a Girl
  24. Shogher Jan
  25. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 8, Kharalo
  26. Chinar es, keṙanal mi (Arr. V. Sargsyan for Piano)
  27. hov arek
  28. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Pray for Peace
  29. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 1, I'm a Girl
  30. Kali Yerg
  31. antuni
  32. Hayrapetakan maghtan - Prayer to the patriach
  33. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 1, Rain Has Come
  34. The Sky Is Cloudy
  35. Kele Kele
  36. Seven Songs: 6. Nobile
  37. Seven Songs for Piano
  38. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 4, Water Flowing from the High Mountain
  39. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Christ Among Us
  40. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Holy God
  41. Hov areq sarer
  42. The Crane
  43. 7 Folk Dances: No. 2, Yerangi of Yerevan
  44. No. 6, My Darling and Marjan (Variation)
  45. Alagyaz (Sarn ampel a) [3rd Setting] [Arr. V. Sargsyan for Piano]
  46. Msho shoror
  47. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 3, Come Home Again
  48. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): The Body of the Lord
  49. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 11, The Sun, the Sun
  50. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 5, The Moon Under the Mountain
  51. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Glory to You, God
  52. tsirani tsar
  53. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Pontifical Wishes
  54. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 12, Piece in the National Spirit
  55. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 2, Rain Has Come (Variation)
  56. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 9, The Mountain, the Mountain
  57. hoy, nazan
  58. Garun A (Arr. by João Kouyoumdjian)
  59. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Son of God
  60. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 4, Bread I Carry for the Ploughman
  61. Arorn Ou Tatrakn
  62. 7 Folk Dances: No. 3, Unabi of Shushi - No. 4, Marali of Shushi
  63. Keler Tsoler
  64. 7 Songs for Piano: No. 2, I'm Burning
  65. 7 Folk Dances: No. 6, Het u Aradj of Karin
  66. Pieces For Children: 6. Lento
  67. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 7, The Water Comes from the Mountain Top
  68. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 2, I Am Burning, I Am Consumed
  69. Gakavig (Arr. by João Kouyoumdjian)
  70. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 7, I'm a Girl
  71. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Again in Peace Let Us Beseech the Lord
  72. Krunk - Var. I
  73. 7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 1, You Are a Tree
  74. 7 Folk Dances: No. 7, Shoror of Karin
  75. 12 Pieces for Children: No. 10, The Mountain, the Mountain (Variation)
  76. 7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 2, The Scarlet Shawl
  77. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 3, Come Home
  78. Hoy Nazan
  79. Goutanerg
  80. Kak'avi erg (Arr. V. Sargsyan for Piano)
  81. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): O Lord, You Are in All Things Blessed
  82. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 5, The Moon Behind the Mountain
  83. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 4, I Am Bringing Bread to the Plowmen
  84. Dances: No. 4, Shushiki
  85. 7 Pieces for Voice & Piano (Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano): No. 3, The Apricot Tree
  86. Divine Liturgy (Arr. V. Sharafyan for Mixed Choir): Let Us Stand in Awe
  87. Chouchigi
  88. Erangi
  89. Seven Songs for Piano: No. 6, Tonight There's a Full Moon
  90. Hoi Nazan Im

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