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The pop music of Croatia generally resembles the canzone music of Italy, while including elements of the native traditional music. Croatian record companies produce a lot of material each year, if only to populate the numerous music festivals. Of special note is the Split Festival which usually produces the most popular summer hits.
Pages in category "Croatian folk music" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Klapa music is a form of traditional a cappella singing with origins in Dalmatia, Croatia. [1] The word klapa translates as "a group of friends" and traces its roots to littoral church singing. [2] The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), country (homeland) and sea. Main elements of the music are harmony and melody, with rhythm very ...
Due to emigration, Croatian folk dance groups are prevalent throughout the diaspora, most notably the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany. Music is a very important part of Croatian folk dance. The most commonly used instruments are the tamburica, lijerica, jedinka, šargija, gusle, bagpipe, and accordion.
Category: Music of Croatia. ... Croatian folk music (2 C, 11 P) H. Croatian music history (2 C, 12 P) I. Croatian music industry (2 C, 6 P) O. Croatian-language ...
Pages in category "Croatian folk songs" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bojna Čavoglave; M.
"Oj, Jelena, Jelena, jabuka zelena" is a Croatian folk song. In English, the title means "Oh, Helen, Helen, green apple of mine". In English, the title means "Oh, Helen, Helen, green apple of mine". It has been claimed that the main theme of the finale of Joseph Haydn 's "London" symphony ( No. 104 in D major) is based on this song.
Croatian composers for the tamburica include Franjo Ksaver Kuhač, Siniša Leopold and Julije Njikoš. The instrument is associated with Croatian nationalism. Vinko Žganec, an associate of Béla Bartók, collected more than 19,000 Croatian folk songs. Monument of Janika Balaž with his prim tamburica in Novi Sad, Serbia