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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 .
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.
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.
Ivan Larionov. " Kalinka " (Russian: Калинка) is a Russian folk-style song written in 1860 by the composer and folklorist Ivan Larionov and first performed in Saratov as part of a theatrical entertainment that he had composed. [1] Soon it was added to the repertoire of the folk choral group. Since the end of World War II, the song has ...
Long Live Our State. " Long Live Our State " (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава) is a Soviet patriotic song, composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov with lyrics by Alexander Shilov. The original melody was composed in the winter of 1942 after the Soviet victory in the Battle of Moscow, with the lyrics being ...
v. t. e. Russian pop music is Russian language pop music produced in Russia, CIS countries, Baltic states, Central Asia and other foreign countries in which the songs are primarily performed in Russian language, languages of the countries of the CIS, and in the other languages of the world. [1][2] This is the successor to popular "variety" [3 ...
Po dolinam i po vzgoriam. " Through Valleys and Over Hills " (‹See Tfd› Russian: По долинам и по взгорьям) or " Through Forests and Over Hills " (Serbo-Croatian: По шумама и горама / Po šumama i gorama), also known as the " Partisan's Song ", is a popular Red Army song from the Russian Civil War. Pyotr ...
The Sacred War. " The Sacred War ", [a] also known as " Arise, Great Country! ", [b] is one of the most famous Soviet songs of World War II. The music is by Alexander Alexandrov, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble and the musical composer of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. The lyrics are by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. [1]