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Franciszek Lessel: "Jichaw Kozak z za Dunaju", Eight Variations in a minor on a Russian Theme for piano, Op. 15, no. 1. 1814 (earliest known example of "Minka" reception in Western professional music) [2] Ludwig van Beethoven: "Schöne Minka, ich muss scheiden!", Lieder verschiedener Völker (Songs of Various Nations), no. 16. 1816
Authentic Russian folk music is primarily vocal. Russian folk song was an integral part of daily village life. It was sung from morning to night, and reflected the four seasons and significant events in villagers' lives. Its roots are in the Orthodox church services where significant parts are sung.
Russian folk songs (19 P) S. Russian folk singers (2 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Russian folk music" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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Ivan Kupala (Russian: Иван Купала) is a Russian music band from Saint Petersburg comprising Denis Fyodorov, Alexei Rumyantsev and Alexei Ivanov. The group mixes traditional Russian folk songs with electronic sounds, [1] [2] [3] producing a unique blend of world music. The band is named for the traditional Slavic holiday.
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 ...
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]
Instrumental dance music, secular song and sacred music are all a part of Tatar folk music. Instrumentation includes the kubyz ( jaw harp ), surnay , quray ( flute ) and garmon -talianka. In the mid-20th century, a number of Tatar composers became renowned, including Cäwdät Fäyzi , Salix Säydäş , Mansur Mozaffarov and Näcip Cihanov .