Search results for "Folk music" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • Kyrgyz folk singing and music lessons are taught at school, and there are several Kyrgyz children's performance groups. Instruments include ...
    39 KB (5,879 words) - 16:28, 21 March 2024
  • The Tibetan folk opera, known as ache lhamo (sister goddess), is a ... The music of Tibet reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan ...
    62 KB (9,319 words) - 23:23, 30 April 2023
  • narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory ... He weaves folk tales into the fabric of his stories, illuminating ...
    79 KB (12,034 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
  • to the rāgs, there are clear references to the folk music of Punjab. The main language used in the scripture is known as Sant Bhāṣā, a language ...
    38 KB (5,913 words) - 22:00, 29 January 2023
  • where classical Turkish music merges with folk music. The first opera in the Islamic world, Leyli and Majnun, was composed by the Azerbaijani composer ...
    45 KB (6,828 words) - 07:24, 15 April 2024
  • Edwards turned outlaw Jesse James into a folk hero through his coverage ... completed in December of 2009. The current music director and lead conductor ...
    46 KB (6,922 words) - 17:38, 14 May 2024
  • deities were assimilated from ancient Indian folk religion. ... of philosophy, poetry, drama, grammar, music, mathematics, medicine, astronomy ...
    28 KB (4,275 words) - 12:42, 6 November 2021
  • later Quadrivium of geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy/astrology ... in the form of warnings, so that folk may know that with which the ...
    27 KB (4,102 words) - 10:08, 11 March 2023
  • who taught her writing, art, and music, but neglected subjects such ... of a visual vocabulary borrowed from French folk art. Several illustrations ...
    26 KB (3,975 words) - 16:29, 29 January 2024
  • Christian music is believed to have been established by Saint Yared ... Christian elements and Muslim and folk music from elsewhere in the Horn ...
    47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
  • Santa Claus is a variation of a Dutch folk tale based on the historical ... and Christmas songs, including classical music such as the "Hallelujah ...
    30 KB (4,439 words) - 14:09, 7 May 2024
  • archaeological and historical heritage. Folk art survives in tapestries ... The music of Jordan can be distinguished from that of Syria and Saudi ...
    50 KB (7,586 words) - 20:00, 4 May 2024
  • His poetry was set to music by almost every major German composer ... Goethe was also a cultural force, and by researching folk traditions ...
    29 KB (4,522 words) - 07:15, 5 April 2024
  • * In the Philippines, dried half shells are used as a music instrument in a folk dance called maglalatik, a traditional dance about the conflicts ...
    29 KB (4,782 words) - 22:20, 7 January 2024
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3033614.stm|title=Seamus ... Ní Uallacháin"]. Journal of Music. 6 December 2011. ...
    80 KB (11,371 words) - 23:33, 1 August 2023
  • names in Chinese. Performances include pop music, folk songs, rock'n ... because the only person able to appreciate his music was dead. ...
    37 KB (5,359 words) - 14:07, 20 May 2023
  • The first recordings of Chechen music were made by an exiled member of the Decembrist society in the middle of the nineteenth century. Composer ...
    48 KB (6,944 words) - 00:48, 5 December 2023
  • of the religion of professional sports, or of rock music. ... the same faith was professed by rulers and common folk alike. ...
    35 KB (5,329 words) - 21:52, 30 January 2023
  • music industry, and diverse styles of folk music. Modern Spain has a number ... The best-known variety of Spanish folk music is probably flamenco ...
    115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
  • trickster or the Minstrel, spirit of music. Kokopelli is distinguished by his dancing pose, a hunchback, and flute. He is considered a symbol ...
    33 KB (5,396 words) - 13:43, 2 February 2024

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