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The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928 XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980 XXVI Song Festival in 2014 XXVII Song Festival in 2019. The Estonian Song Festival (Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [1]
XXV Estonian Song Festival. The first stage on its current location between Narva Road and Pirita Road in Kadriorg, was built in 1928 for the 9th Estonian Song Festival. It was designed by Karl Burman and provided space for 15,000 performers. [1] During the Occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union
Estonian name Location Time Years Notes August Blues Festival: Augustibluus: Haapsalu: August 2004–present Estonian Song Festival: Laulupidu: Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn: July 1869–present held every five years Glasperlenspiel Music Festival: Klaaspärlimäng: Tartu, Tallinn, Pärnu, Jõhvi, Vormsi: June–July 1995–present ...
The Baltic song festivals (Estonian: laulupidu, Latvian: dziesmu svētki, Lithuanian: dainų šventė) are traditional amateur song and dance festivals in the Baltic States included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The first song festival was held in Zürich, Switzerland in June 1843.
The directors of the festival were Johann Voldemar Jannsen and Valga seminary teacher Aleksander Kunileid. The song festival concerts took place in the garden of the Resource Society in Tartu. It was located in the area opposite the main entrance of the current St. Peter's Church (there is now a memorial stone for the first song festival). The ...
Baltic song festivals (üldlaulupidu) song festival Hanseatic Days of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Hansapäevad) Jõgevatreff [2] Kuremaa motofestival Kuressaare Maritime Festival Kuressaare: maritime festival Õllesummer [3] mainly beer festival SELL Student Games [4] Station Narva Narva music and city culture festival Valga Military History Festival
The kannel is a native instrument that is probably even more popular among the Estonian diaspora in North America than in its homeland, where well-known kannel musicians include Igor Tõnurist and Tuule Kann. A notable example of an Estonian folk song is called "The herring lived on dry land", or simply "The herring song". According to its ...
The Estonian Dance Festival is a national dance and gymnastics celebration currently held every five years at the Kalevi Keskstaadion in Tallinn, Estonia. [1] The festival is maintained and developed by the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation. The Dance Festival is usually held on the same weekend as the Estonian Song Festival.