“ Artsakh ” ( Armenian “Արցախ” ) is an instrumental composition written by the modern Armenian composer Ara Gevorgyan in 1999 in his album “ Ani ”. The work has become very popular in Armenia [2] [3] . It has been used in various cultural and political [4] events. Skaters, gymnasts and other athletes around the world used it in their performances.
| Artsakh | |
|---|---|
| Executor | |
| Album | Ani |
| Date of issue | 1999 [1] |
| Genre | Instrumental |
| Duration | 05:35 |
| Label | Eye records |
| Author | Ara Gevorgyan |
 External audio files | |
|---|---|
| Full version on the site of Ara Gevorgyan |
Content
Title
Artsakh was one of the 15 provinces of Great Armenia [5] . Today, Artsakh is also the self-name of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic . The region achieved independence as a result of the war with Azerbaijan in 1988-1994. The Armenians consider the war the liberation of their historical lands, and the composition of Ara Gevorgyan is dedicated to the Armenian victory.
Dispute
In 2007, the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia and former singer Polad Bulbul-oglu said that “Artsakh” is an Azerbaijani song. Ara Gevorgyan replied that Bulbul-oglu’s statement was the result of embarrassment due to an incident in one of the episodes of the Russian television show Ice Age . During the performance of Russian singer Alexandra Savelyeva and Israeli skater Sergei Sakhnovsky, it was initially announced that the song “Armenian Dance” by Ara Gevorgyan would be used, but in reality a song was called “Sene de galmaz” by the Azerbaijani composer Tofig Guliyev, and only after that part of the composition “Artsakh” is included [6] . Ara Gevorgyan suggested that Azerbaijanis tried to justify the use of the composition by Dinara Gimatova without his permission at the Grand Prix in 2005 [7] .
At the ceremony held at school No. 3 in Masazir in connection with the start of the new school year in Azerbaijan in 2017, the students performed a special dance to the composition of Artsakh by Ara Gevorgyan. The incident caused a scandal, to which the school administration said that the song belongs to the Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov and is called "The Pearl of Karabakh." However, the rector of the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan Siyavush Karimi and the son of the composer Fikrat Amirov, Jamil Amirov, made a statement that the composer did not have such a work and that the statement about the belonging of the Artsakh composition to him was false [8] .
See also
- Armenian folk music
Notes
- ↑ Ani . Ara Gevorgyan Website. Date of treatment March 24, 2013.
- ↑ Գիլանն առաջարկ է արել Արա Գևորգյանին (in Armenian) (23 May 2012). "Այսուհետ կոմպոզիտորի հանրահայտ" Արցախ "ստեղծագործությունը ....".
- ↑ Հայաստանի շունչը ՝ Ռուսաստանում (in Armenian) , Aravot (March 23, 2007). "..." Արցախ "հանրահայտ կոմպոզիցիան:".
- ↑ Examples of political events (rallies, demonstrations) where “Artsakh” can be heard:
- Video of Raffi Hovannisian's rally on YouTube during the 2013 Armenian presidential election protests .
- Video on YouTube of a large joint rally by Prosperous Armenia , Armenian National Congress , and Heritage parties in October 2014.
- Video of Raffi Hovannisian's rally on YouTube during the 2013 Armenian presidential election protests .
- ↑ Croissant, Michael P. The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Causes and Implications. - Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1998 .-- P. 10. - ISBN 9780275962418 .
- ↑ hy: Հարցազրույց Արա Գևորգյանի հետ (in Armenian) (February 2, 2009). Date of treatment March 24, 2013.
- ↑ en: Azerbaijani and Armenian compositions (Rus.) Were sounded in the “Ice Age” (December 30, 2007). Date of treatment March 24, 2013.
- ↑ Sadıqzadə, Aytən . Bir mahnının sirri - Fikrət Əmirov, yoxsa Ara Gevorqyan? (15 Sen 2017). Date accessed 15 sentyabr 2017.