This english word is often used generically for a family of ethnic instruments including the doudouk or duduk. On stage jivan gasparyan 80yearold master of duduk from armenia. Armenian duduk at we have been offering duduks since 1996 by the best duduk masters of armenia. Stream tracks and playlists from armenian duduk on your desktop or mobile device. Mar 19, 2018 even though duduk is just a musical instrument, the greatness of djivan gasparyan is that he makes duduk express the music that comes from his soul, that is so deep, fleshy, and haunting.
Making of jivan gasparyans new album video documentary learn first hand from the master him self close ups of his fingering techniques and secrets of his duduk playing. Armenian duduk is what makes you feel in heaven on the earth the art, which is created by this magical musical instrument, enters your soul, brings dozens of emotions and tells the history of armenia and armenian people many people know it as a flute, armenians call it duduk or tsiranapogh, but one thing is obvious. Duduk video learn the art of armenian duduk playing easy. The duduk has been used in a number of films, especially to denote otherworldliness, loneliness, and mourning or to supply a middle easterncentral asian atmosphere. The armenian duduk is one of the oldest double reed instrument in the world. This unassuming instrument is a cylinder of apricotwood with eight finger holes, one thumb hole, and a range of just one octave, but it requires great skill to play, with circular breathing being just one of the.
Tout sur art of the armenian duduk djivan gasparian, cd album et tous les albums musique cd. Net jivan gasparians duduk will sound in ron howards the da vinci code film to be screened may 19 for the first time. The monument in abovyan street showing the three maestros standing together was sculptured by david minasyan and the architect of the installation is levon. Master duduk player djivan gasparian plays i dont give a sigh in my life haunting sounds of the traditional armenian duduk. The art of the armenian duduk by djivan gasparian on. Armenian music armenia, officially the republic of armenia, is a landlocked mountainous country in eurasia between the black sea and the caspian sea, located in the southern caucasus. At we have been offering duduks since 1996 by the best duduk masters of armenia. He attended lehigh university, in pennsylvania usa, and in may 2004 earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering with highest honors. All instruments are made from high quality apricot wood and each labeled with master logo guaranteed for 10 years against defects in materials and workmanship. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Section one of armenian duduk method contains around pieces of duduk sheet music in the form of exercises, etudes and songs with increasing difficulty that challenges the student to learn more. The mey is the turkish name, duduk the armenian term, for an ancient woodwind instrument that also includes the balaban of central asia and the chinese guan among its varieties. Djivan gasparian a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming.
The duduk is a wind instrument peculiar to armenia. Djivan gasparyan is unquestionably one of armenias greatest musicians, a living legend. This album has beautiful duduk compositions without any of the synthesizers and other fluff that the spa albums try to pair with it. Gasparyan plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Armenian duduk ancient armenian double reed musical. He plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Ele tem colaborado com artistas como erkan ogur, sting, peter gabriel, brian may, lionel richie, derek sherinian, ludovico einaudi, david sylvian. Beginners to professionals will benefit from this informative instructional video, that can be referred to again and again. Relaxing duduk music the art of the armenian duduk youtube. If theres one musical voice that symbolises armenia, djivan gasparian s duduk is that voice, and the art of the armenian duduk reflects the subtle power of its magic. Variations of the armenian duduk are found in other regions of the caucasus and the middle east, including azerbaijan, georgia, russia. A monument dedicated to prominent armenian duduk players vache hovsepyan 19251978, jivan gasparyan and levon madoyan 19091964 was ceremonially unveiled in capital yerevan on tuesday.
The acknowledged master of the armenian reed instrument known as the duduk, djivan gasparayan was born just outside of the nations capital city of yerevan, first picking up the instrument at age six. In 1973 gasparyan was awarded the honorary title peoples artist of armenia. Art of the armenian duduk djivan gasparian cd album achat. Composer hans zimmer offered jivan gasparian to work together. Even though duduk is just a musical instrument, the greatness of djivan gasparyan is that he makes duduk express the music that comes from his soul, that is so deep, fleshy, and haunting. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Celebrated duduk player jivan gasparian gives his song of songs concert in moscow. Because of its evocative and colorful timbre and warm sound, the duduk has become part of everyday life in armenia. Dec 27, 2012 djivan gasparyan is unquestionably one of armenias greatest musicians, a living legend.
Christopher gasparian was born in new york, of armenian descent, and has been painting and drawing all of his life. The duduk is a wind instrument peculiar to armenia and is presented on this recording by djivan gasparian, one of the greatest masters of this instrument and who has played it in films such as the last temptation of christ and gladiator. Armenian player of the duduk, a traditional woodwind instrument. Meditation music from around the world turkish sufi, chinese, japanese zen, yoga. Known in english as jivan gasparyan or djivan gasparyan, in russian as, born. He is the foremost virtuoso of the duduk, an ancient oboelike instrument that is made of apricot wood and.
Djivan gasparian plays haunting music from the art of the. Listen to armenian duduk soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create dilijan. This unassuming instrument is a cylinder of apricotwood with eight finger holes, one thumb hole, and a range of just one octave, but it requires great skill to play, with. Jivan gasparians duduk to sound in the da vinci code.
The duduk is a wind instrument peculiar to armenia and is presented on this recording by djivan gasparian, one of the greatest masters of this instrument and. The essential feature is a short cylindrical tube with 7 or more fingerholes and one thumbhole coupled to a very large flattened grass reed, with some sort of. Djivan gasparian, djivan gasparyan, traditional art of the. It is a symbol of armenian national identity as it expresses armenian soul, its history, the language, and mood.
Jivan gasparians duduk to sound in the da vinci code film. Jan 17, 2018 the duduk is a doublereeded wind instrument which can be traced back to 1200 bc, with armenian duduk music cultivated from the first century bc during the reign of armenian emperor, tigran the great. An excerpt from the piece allows the student to play a nice and melodic song and practice several notes in the scale of c major in duduk scale. Armenian duduk method is the only trilingual method book on the market that offers beginning students and experienced professionals over 250 pages of curriculum and engaging music selection, all carefully selected by georgy minasyan, the honored artist of the republic of armenia, to successfully start aspiring players on their musical journey to the world of duduk. Armenian instruments offers premium quality armenian duduk, blul, shvi, pku directly from armenian wind instruments workshop. Djivan gasparyan is an armenian musician and composer. The duduk is a traditional woodwind instrument, popular in caucasus, middle east and eastern europe. Djivan gasparyan biography, albums, streaming links. Mar 19, 2018 armenian duduk is what makes you feel in heaven on the earth the art, which is created by this magical musical instrument, enters your soul, brings dozens of emotions and tells the history of armenia and armenian people.
Armenian duduk ancient armenian double reed musical instrument. The art of the armenian duduk by djivan gasparian on amazon. Armenian duduk, armenia, musical instrument set includes. At the age of 21, djivan gasparyan became the soloist of the renowned national armenian song and dance ensemble and the yerevan philharmonic orchestra.
Our newest addition is duduks by our own brend instruments made for specifically by our specifications and our technology. October 28, 2014 this is a start of a project called duduk jazz its american jazz first time arranged for a duduk quartet by stepan shaqaryan. Djivan gasparian, djivan gasparyan, traditional art of. Armenian romances armenian duduk, an album by djivan gasparyan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The earliest duduklike instruments were made of bone or cane, but todays duduks are exclusively made from apricot tree wood. Born in solak, armenia to parents from mush, gasparyan started to play duduk when he was six. The duduk is a doublereeded wind instrument which can be traced back to 1200 bc, with armenian duduk music cultivated from the first century bc during the reign of armenian emperor, tigran the great. Armenian romances armenian duduk by djivan gasparyan on spotify. It is an ancient armenian musical instrument that originated 5 centuries ago. It is presented by djivan gasparian, one of the greatest masters of this beautiful instrument, who played it in films such as the last temptation of christ and gladiator, and the duduk virtuosi sergei karapetian and mkrtich malkhasian. Net jivan gasparian s duduk will sound in ron howards the da vinci code film to be screened may 19 for the first time. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. Djivan gasparyan biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Once a nationality is known, the person in question is automatically judged with his heritage, not of his merit. Armenian romances armenian duduk by djivan gasparyan on. The art of the armenian duduk djivan gasparyan songs. Armenian duduk discover the sound of this flutelike. Our newest addition is duduks by our own brend instruments made for specifically in armenia by our specifications and our technology. If theres one musical voice that symbolises armenia, djivan gasparians duduk is that voice, and the art of the armenian duduk reflects the subtle power of its magic.
Djivan gasparian ecoutez djivan gasparian sur deezer. Duduk, vocals, leader musical director, arranged by djivan gasparyan edited by collaboration jan reichow mixed by, edited by, mastered by, producer christian scholze. Gasparian is a genius at his instrument and i came here to pay homage to that, not caring that he is armenian or that the instrument in english is called the armenian duduk. It shares borders with turkey to the west, georgia to the north, azerbaijan to the east, and iran and the nakhchivan exclave of azerbaijan to the south. Check out the art of the armenian duduk by djivan gasparian on amazon music. Gasparian, karapetian, malkhasian art of the armenian duduk. We make our instruments form finest wood that we can find in highlands of. Armenian duduk is an intangible heritage of humanity. The armenian duduk itself is a cylindrical tube made of apricot wood.