Sharakan Early Music Ensemble's lyrics & chords

The Sharakan Early Music Ensemble (Armenian: Շարական անսամբլ) was founded in 1991 to perform Armenian music of the Middle Ages, starting from the 5th century. It was created by Grigor Danielian, who has followed the age–old Armenian tradition of taking a pseudonym, in his case Daniel Erazhisht, for his musical work. The name Daniel Erazhisht literally means "Daniel the Musician", and was the name of an outstanding musical figure of the eleventh century. The ensemble takes its name from "sharakan", the melismatic monophonic chant...read more