Music
Here is a list of musical works dedicated to the Armenian Genocide and related events:
| Year | Composition | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Children's Prayer | Komitas | |
| 1916-18 | Zmrkhtuhi | Romanos Melikian | a song cycle |
| 1917 | Take, O Armenia | Alexander Spendiaryan | opus 27, concert aria, words by H. Hovhannisian |
| 1946 | Vorskan akhper | Aram Khachaturian | arrangement for the II Symphony (by Avetik Isahakian) |
| 1961 | Poem about the Armenian People | Alexander Arutiunian | words by Gevork Emin |
| 1964 | The Great Crime | H. Stepanian | words by Paruyr Sevak |
| 1974 | Requiem on Memoriam of Perished People | Loris Tjeknavorian | symphonic work |
| 1975 | Il symphony | G. Hakhinyan | words by Paruyr Sevak |
| 1975 | Ils sont tombés (They Fell) | Charles Aznavour | |
| 1977 | Oratoria-1915 | E. Hayrapetyan | |
| 1978 | The Death | Harutiun Dellalian | a symphonic poem |
| 1984 | A Memorial to the Martyrs | Harutiun Dellalian, Georges Garvarentz and Gostan Zarian | |
| 1984 | The Voice of Victims | Yervand Yerkanyan | a symphony |
| 1986 | Sebastia | Krematorij (Armen Grigoryan) | |
| 1998 | P.L.U.C.K. | System of a Down | from the album System of a Down |
| 2000 | A handful of ash from your ashes... | Artin Poturlyan | for harp |
| 2003 | Defixiones, Will and Testament: Orders from the Dead | Diamanda Galás | |
| 2005 | Holy Mountains | System of a Down | from the album Hypnotize |
| 2005 | Adana | Daniel Decker and Ara Gevorgyan | has been translated into 17 languages and recorded by singers around the world. |
| 2008 | Down below | Petros Ovsepyan | |
| 2012 | 'A rainy day in April | Arusyak Sahakian | played by 42 Turkish musicians |
- Integrity, "Armenian Persecution" Systems Overload (album)
- System Of A Down, "Deer Dance" toxicity (album)
- Scars On Broadway, "Exploding/Reloading" Scars on Broadway (album)
- H. Berberian, "Requiem aeternam" (by Yeghishe Charents),
- Scott Giles, Symphony No. 81, "1915"
- Alan Hovhaness, "Khorhurd Nahatakats",
- Eduard Baghdasaryan, Soundtrack for the "Dzori Miro" movie (ArmenFilm),
The American band System of a Down, composed of four descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors, has promoted awareness of the Armenian Genocide through its lyrics, including P.L.U.C.K. and in concerts.
In late 2003, Diamanda Galás released the album Defixiones, Will and Testament: Orders from the Dead, an 80-minute memorial tribute to the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek victims of the genocide in Turkey. "The performance is an angry meditation on genocide and the politically cooperative denial of it, in particular the Turkish and American denial of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Anatolian Greek genocides from 1914 to 1923".
Read more about this topic: List Of Music Related To The Armenian Genocide
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