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Ktsord

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Ktsord or Ktsourd (Armenian: Կցորդ; attachment) is the most ancient type of Armenian religious song.

It received its name from being "attached" to biblical psalms and blessings. They have been sung since 4th-5th centuries, and until the invention of the Armenian alphabet it was communicated orally. The first ktsords were generally short songs composed of three verses.

References

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  • Grigor Suni, Armenian music, Yerevan, 2005, p. 102-103, ISBN 99930-60-59-3