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The refrain of the song refers to the kalinka, which is the snowball tree (Viburnum opulus). The song has a speedy tempo and light-hearted lyrics. The main refrain (Калинка, калинка, калинка моя!) increases in tempo each time it is sung. One of the best-known singers of this song was Evgeny Belyaev (1926–1994). [2]
The "Ahy luli luli lui” or "Ohy loli loli loi" phrase is characteristic for Russian folk songs and is sung by women. Whistling is very common in Russian folk songs as well a exclamation of high note. The exclamation "Opa", also "Op op" and sometimes "Ota" is also a common characteristic of Russian folk music and is used by female and male ...
Russkiye pesni (Russian: Русские песни; transl. Russian songs), subtitled Syuita na temy narodnykh pesen (Russian: Сюита на темы народных песен; transl. Folk Songs Suite), is a studio album by Russian singer-songwriter Alexander Gradsky released in 1980 through Melodiya. [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Russian folk songs" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The first great Russian composer to exploit native Russian music traditions into the realm of secular music was Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857), who composed the early Russian language operas Ivan Susanin and Ruslan and Lyudmila. They were neither the first operas in the Russian language nor the first by a Russian, but they gained fame for relying ...
Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian journalist and writer, devoted a chapter of his book Moscow and Muscovites to the song. [2] Some authors say that one ancient soldiers' song began with the same words ("Down the Petersky/"). Later that expression became a catchphrase meaning “to do something in plain sight” (to ride, to fly, etc.).
"Vo Kuznitse" (Russian: Во кузнице, [vɐ‿ˈkuzʲnʲɪt͡sə] lit. In the Smithy) is a popular Russian folk song. [1] [2] The song has been performed by many famous singers, e.g. by Lidia Ruslanova [3] [4] or by Leonid Smetannikov. [5]
Kamarinskaya (Russian: камаринская) is a traditional Russian folk dance, which is mostly known today as the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's composition of the same name. Glinka's Kamarinskaya , written in 1848, was the first orchestral work based entirely on Russian folk song and to use the compositional principles of that genre to ...