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Oorah is a battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps since the mid-20th century. Several anecdotes attributed the phrase to John R. Massaro 's time as a gunnery sergeant in the Reconnaissance Company , 1st Marine Division , in the mid-1950s. [ 1 ]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Slava Ukraini" (Слава Україні! English: Glory to Ukraine!), often accompanied by a reply of "Heroiam Slava" (Героям слава! English: Glory to the heroes!), became an internationally-known battle cry not only among domestic forces, but also among Western, mostly NATO allies.
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 Three Russian Songs, Op. 41 (Trois Chansons Russes; Tri Russkie Pesni) for chorus and orchestra (also seen as Three Russian Folk Songs) were written by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1926. It is the last of Rachmaninoff's three works for chorus and orchestra, the others being the cantata Spring , Op. 20 (1902), and the choral symphony The Bells ...
The Obikhod (Обиход церковного пения) is a collection of polyphonic Russian Orthodox liturgical chants forming a major tradition of Russian liturgical music; it includes both liturgical texts and psalm settings. The original Obikhod, the book of rites of the monastery of Volokolamsk, was composed about 1575. Among its ...
Rachmaninoff's work is a culmination of the preceding two decades of interest in Russian sacred music, as initiated by Tchaikovsky's setting of the all-night vigil. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The similarities between the works, such as the extensive use of traditional chants, demonstrates the extent of Tchaikovsky's influence; however, Rachmaninoff's setting ...
Russian jazz refers to the development, influence, and performance of jazz music in Russia and the former Soviet Union. Though jazz is often considered a quintessentially American art form, it was introduced in Russia in the 1920s and took root, developing new forms there while performers navigated cultural, political, and social challenges ...
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.