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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 .
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 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 culture (Russian: ... Until the 18th century, music in Russia consisted mainly of church music and folk songs and dances. [90] In the 19th century, ...
Since the end of the cold war and the inclusion of Russia in pop culture, Russian music has also been included in many games, the most notable being the Tetris theme. Introduction of Russian songs in media also brought about background music, including "Glory to Arstotzka" [49] from the 2014 video game, Papers, Please.
Modern-day mainstream Russian-language pop music is very diverse and has many ways to spread through the audience. The most famous pop stars can be seen on general television in music or talk shows, and also on music TV channels such as Music Box, MTV and Muz-TV. [2] So, the Music Box channel presents its prize to popular artists in Russia and ...
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 .
Russian music-related lists (2 P) M. Music magazines published in Russia (3 P) N. Number-one singles in the Commonwealth of Independent States (42 P)