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Chamber Orchestra - Dark Ambient
 Sacred and secular, folk and classical music of Armenia This is the current week's one hour program from Hearts of Space Radio Show. The introductory voice-over is included, but the the final musical pieces does not have a voice-over. This music is entirely instrumental, and it is dark ambient in style. Perfect for the week of Halloween, I think. Program notes and cover art included as usual. Program Notes by Stephen Hill, Producer The ancient land of Armenia has had a complex and often contentious history. Sitting astride the Silk Road trade route in the southern Caucasus, east of Turkey and north of Iran and Azerbaijan, Armenia served as one of the gateways between Christian Europe and the non-Western cultures of the Middle East and Central Asia. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as the state religion in 301 A.D. Both location and history account for the rich set of cultural influences that became Armenian music, from roots in Zoroastrian and Pagan folk and sacred music, through the rise of Christianity, and continuing to evolve for over 1500 years. The great historical figure of Armenian music was KOMITAS — the late 19th/early 20th century scholar, priest, folk song collector and arranger, composer, choir-master and singer. Educated in an Armenian seminary, then in western classical music in Berlin, Komitas combined traditional sacred and secular Armenian modal music with western classical practice, to create the foundation for an authentic Armenian classical music. The German ECM label has been documenting new and traditional Armenian music for over 30 years, with a series of superb recordings many of which have been featured on these programs. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we focus on two of their latest releases, on a program called THE SPIRIT OF ARMENIA.    Sharing Widget |