The
music of Armenia has its origins in the
Armenian Highlands, where people traditionally sang popular
folk songs. Armenia has a long musical tradition, that was primarily collected and developed by
Komitas, a prominent priest and musicologist, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Armenian music has been presented internationally by composers
Aram Khachaturian,
Arno Babadjanian,
duduk player
Djivan Gasparyan, composer
Ara Gevorgyan, producer
DerHova, singers
Sirusho,
Eva Rivas and many others.