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This music is closely tied in with village life and traditions. It was usually not performed by professional musicians. From the Central Committee's resolution of 1932, [4] which prescribed musical literacy (in parallel to the drive to industrialise the Soviet Union), there has been a marked decline in authentic folk performance practice.
Russian rock music originated in the Soviet Union in the 1960s based on the influence of Western rock music [1] and bard songs, and was developed by both amateur bands and official VIA. The "golden age" of Russian rock was during the 1980s (especially the era of perestroika ), when the Soviet underground rock bands became able to release their ...
Music of Russia denotes music produced from Russia and/or by Russians. Russia is a large and culturally diverse country, with many ethnic groups, each with their own locally developed music. Russian music also includes significant contributions from ethnic minorities, who populated the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and modern-day Russia.
The category is dedicated to the music of the Russian people. See the music of other peoples living in Russia in other categories. The main article for this category is Russian folk music .
Popular music during the early years of the Soviet period was essentially Russian music. One of the most well-known songs "Katyusha" by Matvei Blanter is close to the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic structures of Russian romantic songs of the 19th century. [37] It was an adaptation of folk motifs to the theme of soldiers during wartime. [38]
Russian classical music is a genre of classical music related to Russia's culture, people, or character.The 19th-century romantic period saw the largest development of this genre, with the emergence in particular of The Five, a group of composers associated with Mily Balakirev, and of the more German style of Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
Russian music by city (4 C) A. Albums by Russian artists (4 C, 5 P) C. Classical music in Russia (43 C, 3 P) Russian compositions and recordings (46 C)
I Met You, My Love is a 2002 album of 'Old Russian Romances', light-classical Russian songs by baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky in arrangements for the recording by Evgeny Stetsyuk, with Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and Russian folk ensemble Style of Five, directed Constantine Orbelian. It is Hvorostovsky's only commercial recording of the popular ...