Relaxing Armenian Music — Quiet Hours
Duduk, strings and long night drives. Relaxing Armenian Music on Armenly's Quiet Hours shelf, free to play in any browser with no account.
A shelf for an occasion rather than a genre: each song is placed on it by what it is for, so a folk ensemble and a rabiz singer can share it when they fill the same room. Ranked by plays and spread across artists.
Read the guide
- Armenian duduk music: the apricot-wood pipe, Djivan Gasparyan and the tunes to start with — The duduk is an Armenian double-reed pipe carved from apricot wood, on UNESCO's list since 2008. How it works, who plays it, and what to listen to first.
Songs on Quiet Hours
- My Home — Djivan Gasparyan — 6:04
- Miniatures for Piano "A Whole in Twelve": No. 6, Prayer — Mikael Ayrapetyan — 5:06
- Memory of Yerevan — Armenian Duduk — 17:10
- Elegy — Arno Babadjanian, Hayk Melikyan — 3:43
- 7 Songs for Piano: No. 5, The Moon Under the Mountain — Komitas, Mikael Ayrapetyan — 1:24
- Mountain Stream — Armenian Duduk — 12:58
- Manoogneroo Hayr mer/Children's Prayer — Gomidas Vartabed, Isabel Bayrakdarian — 1:30
- Magnificat — R.P. Komitas, Garbis Aprikian, Choeur Sipan-Komitas — 1:30
- Louys Araritch Louso (Nerses Shenorhali) - Remastered — Lusine Zakaryan — 2:34
- Sanctus — Chants From the Holyland- Choir of the Armenian patriachate of J — 2:40
- Kovia Yeroussaghem — R.P. Komitas, Garbis Aprikian, Choeur Sipan-Komitas, René Martayan — 2:09
- Qristos i mej mer haytnetsav — St. Nerses Shnorhali, "Zark" Male Choir, Harutyun Topikyan — 1:03
- The Lord's Prayer — Chants From the Holyland- Choir of the Armenian patriachate of J — 1:59
- Marmin Terunakan — Spiritual Gandz, "Zark" Male Choir, Harutyun Topikyan — 1:00
- Es Aroun — Lusine Zakaryan — 0:57
- Light Of Light — Chants From the Holyland- Varoujan Markarian — 5:17
- Reading of the Scriptures — Khoren Mekanejian, Choir of St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral — 1:48
- I Kneel Before You — Hasmik Baghdasaryan, Vahan Artsruni — 1:46
- The Lord's Prayer — Khoren Mekanejian, Choir of St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral — 2:52
- Creaser Suite I: Séance — Haig Beylerian — 2:54
- The Sea of My Life — Hasmik Baghdasaryan, Vahan Artsruni — 1:18
- A Poetic Ode to tThe Holy Mother of God — Yerevan Chamber Choir — 0:41
- Rejoice, Holy One — Chants From the Holyland- Varoujan Markarian — 1:58
- Good Friday Sonate 1 — Loris Tjeknavorian — 0:59
- Hijaz Taksim (Solo) - Unreleased Live Track — George Mgrdichian — 4:40
- Hishescuq i gisheri, Zartiq — St. Nerses Shnorhali, Vahe Begoyan, Harutyun Topikyan — 2:57
- Der Getso (Benediction) — Armen Guirag — 2:30
- 7 Songs - The Water Comes from the Mountain Top — Godefroi Bernier — 0:26
- Aysor dzaynn hayrakan — Hovhannes Yerznkatsi Pluz, "Zark" Male Choir, Harutyun Topikyan — 0:59
- Rejuvenation and Relax and for Meditation and Sleep and Spa — Arsen Barsamyan — 48:09
- Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. for Duduk by Argishty) — Argishty — 2:45
- A Breath of Coolness Could Be Felt — Djivan Gasparyan — 4:00
- Miniatures for Piano "A Whole in Twelve": No. 7, Clouds — Mikael Ayrapetyan — 4:52
- I Have a Word with a Prayer — Mkrtich Malkhasian — 3:50
- 7 Songs for Piano: No. 6, This Night, the Moonlit Night — Komitas, Mikael Ayrapetyan — 1:21
- Prelude in D — Haig Beylerian — 2:26
- Oror / Lullaby — Gomidas Vartabed, Isabel Bayrakdarian — 2:46
- Oud Solo — John Berberian — 4:29
- Hayr Mer / Miayn Sourp / Amen Hayr Sourp / Der Voghormia / Orhnial E Asdvadz / Asdvadz Mer Ltzak — Male Chamber Choir of the Yerevan Opera Theatre — 15:58
- Prelude — Arno Babadjanian, Hayk Melikyan — 1:38
- Khorhourt Khorin / Parekhosoutiamp Medzatzoutze / Sourp Asdvadz / Havadamk / Marmin Derounagan / Hreshdagayin — Male Chamber Choir of the Yerevan Opera Theatre — 21:35
- Hayr Mer Miayn Surp, Miayn Der — Gomidas — 8:16
- Ekho — Armyanskiy duduk — 17:07
- Prelude — Argishty — 3:43
- Surp Amen Hayr Yergnavor — Gomidas — 4:34
- Duduk Solo — Chookasian Armenian Concert Ensemble — 3:53
- Hayr Mer (Lords Prayer) — Gor Mkhitarian — 2:31
- Lullaby — Yerevan Chamber Choir — 0:49
- Gakavi Yerk (Song Of The Partridge) — Armen Guirag — 1:09
- Ave Maria — Martin Kazaryan, Anna Suslova, Dudukist — 4:24
Keep exploring
- New releases — the newest Armenian albums, singles and EPs
- Most played — the most played Armenian songs of all time
- Best of 2026 — the most played Armenian songs released in 2026
- All artists — every artist in the catalog, A to Z and by genre
Genres
- Armenian Pop & Modern Hits — Stream the biggest Armenian pop hits and modern bangers. Top Armenian pop, dance tracks, and chart-toppers all in one place.
- Armenian Kef & Party Music — Rabiz, Wedding, Dance — Armenian kef music for every celebration. Rabiz classics, wedding bangers, and high-energy dance tracks.
- Armenian Traditional & Classical Music — Folk, Ashughakan — Centuries of Armenian musical heritage. Traditional folk songs, ashughakan, sharakan, and timeless Armenian melodies.
- Armenian Rap, Rock & Alternative — Armenian urban and underground sounds. Rap, hip-hop, rock, alternative, and indie from Armenian artists.
- Armenian Chill & Instrumental — Duduk, Jazz, Acoustic — Relax with Armenian chill vibes. Duduk instrumentals, Armenian jazz, acoustic covers, and soothing melodies.
By occasion
- Armenian Kef Songs — Kef Night — For the dance floor, the toast and the table
- Armenian Wedding Songs — Wedding Hall — The hall, the bride's dance and a clarinet that never sits down
- Armenian Dance Songs — Everybody Up — The fast ones, for when the tables empty
- Old Armenian Kef Songs — Old-School Kef — The halls as they sounded before the millennium
- New Armenian Kef Songs — Kef Now — The halls as they sound this century
- Armenian Table Songs — Table & Toast — The kef between the dances, for the table rather than the floor
- Armenian Party Songs — Radio Party — Celebration as the charts record it
- Armenian Rabiz Songs — Rabiz Floor — Rabiz, and nothing standing beside it
- Armenian Club Music — After Midnight — Modern, late and loud
- Armenian Love Songs — Slow Dance — Love that is going well, and says so
- Sad Armenian Songs — Played Alone — Longing, and a voice with room to carry it
- Old Armenian Songs — The Old Tapes — Estrada and the diaspora classics, warm and a little worn
- Armenian Patriotic Songs — For the Homeland — Armenia, Artsakh, and the ache of being far from them
- Armenian Children's Songs — Kids & Family — Songs for small people, and the ones who sing them to sleep
- Armenian Christmas Songs — Christmas & New Year — Amanor, Surb Tsnund and the tonatsar — the songs of the fortnight
Decades
- Armenian music of the 1950s — Gusan songs · Sayat-Nova revival, 1950–1959
- Armenian music of the 1960s — Estrada begins · Khachaturian, 1960–1969
- Armenian music of the 1970s — Big band · Harout, Adiss, 1970–1979
- Armenian music of the 1980s — Synth estrada · Paul Baghdadlian, 1980–1989
- Armenian music of the 1990s — Independence pop · Tata, 1990–1999
- Armenian music of the 2000s — Sirusho, Arsen Safaryan, 2000–2009
- Armenian music of the 2010s — Rabiz crosses over · Super Sako, 2010–2019
- Armenian music of the 2020s — The new Yerevan scene, 2020–2029
Guides and tools
- Armenian love songs: Sayat-Nova, Aznavour, St. Sarkis Day and the words for I love you
- Armenian duduk music: the apricot-wood pipe, Djivan Gasparyan and the tunes to start with
- Rabiz music: what it is, and 15 songs to start with
- Armenian wedding songs: the 15 most played, and the dances behind them
- Armenian Christmas and New Year songs: the hymns, the greeting and the hits
- Armenian birthday songs: how to say happy birthday, and the songs to play
- Armenian lullabies: what "oror" means, the old songs, and recordings to play tonight
- Armenian dance songs: kochari, tamzara, yarkhushta, shalakho and the tunes to play
- Armenian patriotic songs: the anthem, the fedayi songs and the songs of the homeland
- Sayat-Nova: the 18th-century bard, his songs, and recordings to start with
- Arno Babajanian (Арно Бабаджанян): the Elegy, the Nocturne, his songs and where to start
- Aram Khachaturian: the Sabre Dance, Spartacus, Masquerade and where to start
- Komitas: the priest who saved Armenian folk music, and where to start listening
- Armenian names in English letters: why one singer has three spellings
- Armenian to English letters converter