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Dear Friends!
I was born in Armenia and I live more than 70 years. I had a severe childhood, because I have grown up as an orphan: my mother died early and my father was a soldier of WWII. When I was six years old boy I played the duduk for the first time. I had no musical education and I learnt everything myself, listening the performances of Great Masters. I had opportunity to appear on the stage of the Big Theatre, to have solo concerts in the largest concert halls, to play in restaurants, to work as a professor and accompanist in the Yerevan State Conservatory. I think that I have done everything for popularizing this instrument in all over the world, for making the people love and understand the sense of duduk. But anyway, it seems to me that there is something unfinished. I want to open my own school. First of all, I will take orphans in my school and will learn them to play the duduk free of charge. I am sure that there ought to be talented ones among them, since they have tasted the bitterness of this life. I will be happy if my work finds continuation. Let them deal with the unfinished works of Vache, Levon, Karo and Jivan. I wish that the small part of my inspiration, soul and skills remain with people, that they could hold it in their hands, present their children, grandsons or relatives. I have many recorded songs, but I think it is not enough. My friends from the “Sharm” company have given me an idea and have helped me to realize it… The well-known masters of duduk have made 1000 examples of this instrument and I have tuned them personally and breathe new life into them. Be sure that you will feel my love to you holding this instrument in your hands. By the way, in the “Sharm” company I was told to prepare some explanatory materials. So it was decided to make the “Armenian Duduk from Djivan Gasparyan” collection, which includes one information booklet telling the history of duduk creation and the legends about this ancient instrument; CD recorded of my compositions and of well-known contemporary duduk players - Levon Madoyan, Vache Hovsepyan, as well as original compositions executed by the famous jazz and ethno-folk musicians. DVD recorded of a music video after the “Msho Gorani” music and of a film translated in 4 languages, where I tell interesting stories about duduk. By the way, returning to my great wish - to the foundation of the school that I told you beforehand, the part of income received from the sale of the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” will be sent for the duduk school construction of Djivan Gasparyan. When the construction of the school is over and when I see a six years old child playing with his first duduk in the classroom, probably, I will say: “I did everything what I wanted and could”.  Djivan Gasparyan
Are you Armenian?Then duduk is your soul and heart, pleasure and grief, happiness and pain, hopes and memoirs… Aren't you Armenian?Then this instrument is “Black Rock” performed by Michael Brook, “Sister Chaos” performed by Boris Grebenshikov, Peter Gabriel, Djivan Gasparyan and soundtracks for the films “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Seige”, “Gladiator”, “The Russia House”, “Onegin”, “The Crow”, “Calendar”, “Doctor Zhivago”, “Frescos” etc. Duduk is your contact with Armenian soul and heart, human pleasure and grief, happiness and pain, hopes and memoirs… It is known that duduk is an Armenian national instrument with exceptional sounding. Today duduk knows no limits and borders. The wonderful sounds can be heard not only in national music, but also in symphony, jazz and rock. The sense of duduk can be understood by listening to it. And when you do it, you want to tell the new comers that the music of duduk is the mountain songs or the tree dialogue, the old cry of elderly people or a simple joy of a child, the fight of warrior or the weddings… Just listen! And you will feel the sense of duduk. Then you would like to learn more about it and to keep it in your hands.
Now you have such opportunity!
One of a thousand
The duduk of the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” collection is one of the exclusive works made from 1000 examples. The latter is made by well-known Armenian masters. Their works are as exceptional as the violins of Italian masters, each of them possessing the unique secret of making. This instrument is made from the wood of 30-40-year old apricot tree, and specifically only the section between the bark and the core wood. But it is polished and tuned personally by Maestro Djivan Gasparyan. The signature and the serial number on the gold plate are a quality confirmation for the latter. “The Duduk from Djivan Gasparyan” contains a particle of Maestro’s inspiration, which you will feel every time while listening to its sounds.
The duduk legend After a time, a boy who was gathering brushwood, found the branch and made a fife. He had only to bring it to his lips, the fife started to play a sad parting tune as if all by itself. The most important thing in love is not the willingness to abandon anything for good and lose the opportunity to regain, but the ability to avoid doing something always having the chance to do it.This is only one of numerous legends about duduk and the apricot tree. On the disc, you can hear another legend coming from Maestro Djivan Gasparyan. Tsiranapogh
Modern craftsmen make duduk only from apricot, incidentally, named ARMENIACA in Latin. This is a genuine Armenian instrument made of a genuine Armenian wood. Prayer It is reasonable that the music played on duduk is called Armenian prayer. Synthesis of arts
You are offered an opportunity to enjoy wonderful music, and to hear the well-known Armenian masters playing the amazing instrument. CD
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 Do you want to purchase the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” collection? Congratulations! In the course of time the biography of masterpieces extend to include the names of their owners in addition to their creators; therefore, purchasing the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” collection you will become a member of a private club of aesthetes by inscribing your name in its history of this instrument, which value as the value of each masterpiece increases in the time. The “ARMENIAN DUDUK” collection is made with love and respect to the ancient Armenian traditions, and you will be able to become a part of ancient and beautiful legend about duduk that is the music of our heart. The Djivan Gasparyan’s duduk owners will receive invitations for the “Maestro’s last concert” series that will be organized by “Sharm Holding” Company in 2007. These concerts will take place in the USA, Russia, Armenia and in several countries of Europe. For information about the purchase of the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” collection, please call: (374 91) 42 57 22 (Yerevan); |
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I would like to express my emotions with this letter. I fear for you that you may miss something important in your life, as you haven’t known anything about it. What is the question of?
Of course, it is about duduk. The sense of this instrument can be understood by listening to it. And when you do it, you want to tell the new comers that the music of duduk is the mountain songs or the tree dialogue, the old cry of elderly people or a simple joy of a child, the fight of warrior or the weddings … Just listen! And you will feel the sense of duduk.
We present you the “ARMENIAN DUDUK from Djivan Gasparyan” original collection!
The value of a musical instrument largely depends on its creator. The greatest of them are as famous, as the musical genius playing the instrument. Moreover, certain masterpieces created by prominent craftsmen, like well-known diamonds, apart from their names, have astonishing history.
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Once upon a time, while flying over the mountains, the Young Wind saw a wonderful tree, which he had not seen anywhere. He was charmed. Running his fingers over the petals of its soft flowers, gently touching the intended leaves, he produced amazing melodies, the sounds of which spread far away. When the Supreme Wind learnt about that, he burst out his rage on the mountains and nearly destroyed the whole greenery. The Young Wind, stretched out over his tree like a marquee, and tried with all might to save it. Furthermore, he declared that he was ready to make any sacrifice to save the tree. So, the Lord of Winds said to him “Here is a choice. You may stay, but from now on you will never fly!” The happy little wind wanted to lay down his wings, however the lord stopped him “No, that will be too easy. The wings will stay with you. You can fly any time. However, as soon as you do so, the tree shall die.” The Young Wind was not worried; after all, he kept both the wings and the tree. Everything was all right, but then it was autumn, the tree became naked, there were neither flowers nor leaves to play with, and the Young Wind felt dreadfully bored. His brothers rushed about, tearing off the remaining leaves from the surrounding trees. Covering the mountains with triumphant wails, they were as though inviting him to join their dance. And once, the Young Wind could not stand but join them. In a split second, the tree collapsed. Only a small branch survived, wherein a piece of wind got entangled. 
The native Armenian name of duduk is Tsiranapogh. Originally, duduk was made of a whole bamboo. The short mouthpiece fixed to duduk – Pipich – was made of a special sort of bamboo, growing only in certain districts of Armenia. It is indeed due to this fact that the instrument gains unusual and peculiar sounding. Pipich is perhaps the only thing that was inherited from the ancient Tsiranapogh by the modern duduk. The instrument as it looks today was first made in XIII century.
Regrettably, we do not have the opportunity to hear the sounding of ancient tsiranapogh; however, today we can enjoy the sounds of duduk, played by contemporary masters like Margar Margaryan, Levon Madoyan, Vache Hovsepyan and others. Each of them possess their own art of performance, but one thing brings all of them together — they masterly reproduce the spirit of folk music. The music passed through centuries, bringing to us the whole gamut of emotions – from grief to joy. It sounds in most “penetrating” Armenian songs: “Dle Yaman”, “Siretsi yars taran”, “Kani vur jan im”...