| Music of Russia: Caucasian music | |
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| Genres | Bards - Classical music - Hip hop - Jazz - Opera - Rock |
| Awards | MTV Russia Music Awards |
| Charts | |
| Festivals | Bard Music Festival |
| Media | |
| National anthem | "National Anthem of Russia" |
| Caucasian music | |
| Abkhazia - Adygea - Armenia - Astrakhan - Azerbaijan - Chechnya - Dagestan - Georgia - Ingushetia - Kalmykia - Krasnodar - Ossetia - Rostov | |
| Russian regions and ethnicities | |
| Adygea - Altai - Astrakhan - Bashkortostan - Buryatia - Belarusian - Chechnya - Chukotka - Chuvashia - Dagestan - Evenkia - Ingushetia - Irkutsk - Kaliningrad - Kalmykia - Kamchatka - Karelia - Khakassia - Khantia-Mansia - Komi Republic - Krasnodar - Mari El - Mordovia - Nenetsia - Ossetia - Rostov - Ethnic Russian - Sakha - Sakhalin - Tatarstan - Tuva - Udmurtia - Ukrainian | |
Traditional Ingush musical instruments include the zurna (similar to a clarinet), dekhch-pandr (similar to a balalaika), kekhat pondur (accordion, played mostly by girls), violin (with three strings), drums and tambourine. Russia is a large and extremely culturally diverse country with dozens of Ethnic groups each with their own forms of Music. For other meanings of the word see Bard (disambiguation. The term bard (бард Russian classical music is a Genre of Classical music related to Russia 's culture people or character Russian hip hop is Hip hop music produced in Russia or in the Russian language in other countries (mainly former Soviet states of Ukraine, Belarus See also Russian opera articles for the details and additional information Russian opera ( Russian Ру́сская о́пера Russian rock ( Pусский рок) refers to Rock music made in Russia and/or in Russian. A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's The Hymn of the Russian Federation (Государственный гимн Российской Федерации Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the National Adygea is a republic in Russia. The Republic's national anthem was written by Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash; music&mdashby Umar Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous Folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan 's well-known Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history Music of Azerbaijan includes various styles that reflect influences from the music of the Iran, Caucasus and Central Asia. Native musical instruments The Pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, consisting of three strings and a wooden casing Dagestan is a region of Russia. There is a Dagestani Philharmonic Orchestra and a State Academic Dance Ensemble. Folk music Georgian folk music possesses what is the oldest tradition of polyphonic music in the world predating the introduction of Christianity. Kalmykia is a national republic within the Russian Federation Krasnodar is both a Krai and a city within it in Russia. Grigoriy Ponomarenko is the best-known composer from Krasnodar which has also produced the Ossetia is a region split into South Ossetia in Georgia and North Ossetia in Russia. Rostov Oblast is a region of Russia, which contains the city of Rostov-on-Don. Adygea is a republic in Russia. The Republic's national anthem was written by Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash; music&mdashby Umar Altay Republic is a region in Russia, composed primarily of ethnic Russians and Altaians Prominent modern performers include the Alexei G Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history The first major study of the Music of Bashkortostan appeared in 1897 when ethnographer Rybakov S Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. One of the country's main instruments is a two-stringed horse-head Fiddle called a Morin khuur. Belarus is an Eastern European country which has a rich tradition of unique folk and Religious music. Native musical instruments The Pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, consisting of three strings and a wooden casing Dagestan is a region of Russia. There is a Dagestani Philharmonic Orchestra and a State Academic Dance Ensemble. Evenk Autonomous Okrug (or Evenkia was a federal subject of Russia. The city of Irkutsk is the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, both of which produced several famous popular musicians and have a number of styles of folk music The modern city and region of Kaliningrad is home to the Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra, the Lik male Chamber choir Kalmykia is a national republic within the Russian Federation The swift and energetic traditional music of Karelia is regarded as the purest expression of Finnish music less influenced by Germanic and other outside elements Khakassia is a region in Russia The Khakas people are Turkic, and their culture including music has some similarities to the culture of Tuva, a neighboring The Komi Republic is a region of Russia. Musicians from this area include Tatyana Unmyakova of Myllarit. Krasnodar is both a Krai and a city within it in Russia. Grigoriy Ponomarenko is the best-known composer from Krasnodar which has also produced the Mordovia is a Federal subject of Russia (a republic) Its National anthem is "Shumbrat Mordovia!" ( Hail Mordovia!) by Sergey Kinyakin Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a Russian federal subject, inhabited by the Nenets. Ossetia is a region split into South Ossetia in Georgia and North Ossetia in Russia. Rostov Oblast is a region of Russia, which contains the city of Rostov-on-Don. Russian music specifically deals with the folk music traditions of the ethnic Russian people. The Sakha Republic is a part of Russia in Asia. Its most distinctive national instrument is the khomus, a Lamellophone Tatarstan is a region of Russia, where largest ethnic group are the Tatars Their traditional music is a mixture of Turkic and Finno-Ugric elements Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a Turkic people related to the nearby Mongolians Tuvans are known abroad for ''khoomei'' (''xöömej'' Udmurtia is a Federal subject of Russia (a republic) The largest ethnic group in the area are the Udmurts, who have vibrant folk song traditions Ukraine is a multi-ethnic Eastern European state situated north of the Black Sea, formerly part of the Soviet Union. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. For other meanings see Zurna (disambiguation For other spellings see Surna (disambiguation The The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The balalaika (балала́йка) (also Balabaika балаба́йка - is a stringed instrument of Russian origin with a characteristic triangular body and The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles