Polka-mazurka - Polka-mazurka The polka-mazurka is a dance, musically similar to the mazurka, but danced in a way close to the polka. Many polka-mazurkas were composed by Johann Strauss.
Mazurka - Mazurka The mazurka is a Polish folk dance. Several classical composers have written examples, with the best known Fryderyk Chopin's for solo piano. In the 1920s, Karol Szymanowski wrote a set of twenty for piano. In Swedish folk music, the quaver or eight-note polska has a similar rhythm as the mazurka, and the two dances have a common origin. The dance was also common as a popular dance in the United States in the late 19th century. In the U.S. Southern States it was sometimes known as a Mazuka. See also polonaise.
Karol Szymanowski - sanatorium in Lausanne. Szymanowski's was influenced by the music of Richard Strauss, Max Reger, Alexander Scriabin and the impressionism of Claude Debussy. He also drew influence from his countryman Frederic Chopin and Polish folk music, and like Chopin he wrote a number of mazurkas for piano (the mazurka being a Polish folk dance). Among Szymanowski's better known works are his two violin concertos, the three Myths for violin and piano, his Stabat Mater, his four symphonies (No. 3 with choir and vocal soloists, No. 4 with a solo piano), the ballet Harnasie and his operas, Hagith and King Roger. He also wrote a quantity of piano music and a number of songs (some on texts by James Joyce)..
Gayane - taking on the lively folk instruments of the gypsies of Eastern Europe) and a compelling tale of love between classes. Known as the "Sabre Dance," the opening movement of the ballet is perhaps the most famous piece of music. It is a whirling mazurka, made famous by plate spinners and other human tricks innovators. It has been covered by Woody Herman and Dave Edmunds, and is featured in an episode of "The Simpsons" wherein Bart uses Grandpa Simpson's teeth to swing around on a ceiling fan while the song plays. The ballet was a modest success before Joseph Stalin, and has seen limited rerelease outside of the U.S.S.R. since..
Folk dance - ) Ethnic/Traditional dance The terms Ethnic and Traditional dance are used when it is required to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. It this sense, nearly all folk dances are ethnic ones. Even if some dances, such as Polka, cross ethnic boundaries (and even cross the boundary between Folk and Ballroom dance!), ethnical differences are often considerable enough to speak of, e.g., "Czech Polka" vs. "German Polka". On the contrary, not all ethnic dances are folk ones. The simplest example are ritual dances or dances of ritual origin. Country dance Country dance is a loose term for a variety of dance forms. Among these are: Clogging - Contradance - Cumbia - Galop - Mazurka - Minuet - Polka - Polonaise - Quadrille - Redowa - Schottische - Two step Country.
Alexander Scriabin - interested in theosophy. Many of Scriabin's works are written for the piano, the earliest pieces resemble Frederic Chopin and include music in many forms that Chopin himself employed, such as the etude, the prelude and the mazurka. Scriabin's ten piano sonatas, however, are more original, employing very unusual harmonies and textures. The last five of these are written with no key signature and many passages in them can be said to be atonal. See: mystic chord. Scriabin wrote only a small number of orchestral works, including a piano concerto (1896), The Poem of Ecstasy (1908) and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire (1910), which includes a part for a "clavier à lumières" - an implement played like a piano, but which flooded the concert hall with coloured light rather than sound. Few.
Ballroom dance - stage, in film and on television. The notion of "Ballroom Dance" depends on the epoque. We all know of or heard of balls that featured Minuet, Quadrille, Polonaise, Pas de Gras, Mazurka and many other exciting dances, which alas! today are placed into the category of Historical dances. In times past ballroom dancing was "social dancing" of privileged classes, leaving "folk dancing" for other folks. Today ballroom dancing is much more democratic, and the boundaries between once polarized ballroom and folk dances become blurred. Notice however that even in times long gone many "ballroom" dances were 'elevated' folk dances. Today one may speak of "Strictly ballroom" dancing, with its competitions, schools, societies, books of technique, and of "Social Ballroom" dancing, with emphasis on having fun. Strictly Ballroom Contemporary ballroom dance technique.
Camilo José Cela - Tormes (1944) Viaje a la Alcarria (Journey to the Alcarria) (1948) La colmena (The hive) (1951) Mrs. Caldwell habla con su hijo (Mrs. Caldwell speaks to her son) (1952) La catira (1955) Tobogán de hambrientos (1962) Izas, rabizas y colipoterras (1964) Diccionario secreto (I, 1968; II, 1971) San Camilo I936 (1969) Oficio de tinieblas 5 (1973) Mazurca para dos muertos (Mazurka for two dead men) (1983) Nuevo viaje a la Alcarria (1986) Cristo versus Arizona (1988)..
Polka - both Johann Strauss; a couple of well-known ones were composed by Bedrich Smetana. The polka (a 2/4-beat dance of Czech origin) should not be confused with the polska (a Swedish 3/4-beat dance with Polish roots); cf. also polka-mazurka. A related dance is the redowa. There are various styles of contemporary polka. Of the US types, the North American "Polish-style polka" has roots in Chicago, and can be identified as 'Chicago honky' and 'Chicago push' styles. North American "Slovene-style polka" is fast and features piano, accordion, and is associated with Cleveland. North American "Dutchman-style" features an oom-pah sound, often with a tuba, and has roots in the American midwest. "Conjunto-style" has roots in Northern Mexico and Texas, and is also called Norteno. Some polka artists: Slavko_Avsenik Eddie Blazonczyk -- Chicago push Brave.
Polska - from the regions of Dalecarlia and Smalandia in Sweden, where places like Malung, Orsa, Bingsjö, Rättvik and Boda have distinctive varities. There are three main types of polskas: the semiquaver polska or sixteenth-note polska (somewhat similar to the polonaise), the quaver polska or eighth-note polska (somewhat similar to the mazurka), and the triplet polska. The oldest form polska is the "eighth-note", distinguished by a long second beat and a highly accented first and third beats. A sixteenth note polska, is also known as a slängpolska characterized by its fast paced dancing where the female is "swung" or virtually "thrown" across the dance floor by her male partner. A Norwegian variety played with faster music is called pols. See also: Music of Sweden, Nyckelharpa.
Mazur - XIV and XVII centuries settlers from northern Mazovia moved to former teritories of Old Prussians following their conquest by Teutonic Order. See also: Mazurka.
Music of Poland - wars and then the Communist state, folk traditions were oppressed or subsumed into state-approved folk ensembles. Polish dance music, especially the mazurka and polonaise, were popularized by Chopin, and they soon spread across Europe and elsewhere. These are triple time dances, while five-beat forms are more common in the northeast and duple-time dances like the polka and krakowiak come from the south. While folk music has largely died out in Poland, especially in urban areas, the tourist destination of Podhale has retained its traditions. The regional capital, Zakopane, has been a center for art since the late 19th century, when people like composer Karol Szymanowski made the area chic among Europe's intellectuals. Local ensembles use string instruments like violins and a cello to play a distinctive scale called the Lydian mode..
Music of Norway - innovative fusion work and expressive style, and criticized for its watering-down of traditional sounds and a lack of regional tradition. Traditional dances include: slåttar, bygdedan, halling, pols, springleik, rull, gangar, springar and brumarsj. In the 19th century, musicians like Myllarguten began introducing more expressive ways of playing. Later in the century, new dances were imported from Europe, including the fandango, polka and mazurka. These were known as gammeldans. Other Norwegian folk instruments include: tungehorn and Meråker (clarinets) bukkehorn (goat horn) lur (small trumpet) langeleik (box zither) Norwegian harp The most famous Norwegian classical composer is Edvard Grieg. The 20th century composer Geirr Tveitt incorporated folk music elements into his work. Also of note is the modernist composer Arne Nordheim. Music artists or groups from Norway include: a-ha Amundsen Arild Andersen Arve.
Music of Cuba - forms. Foundations of Cuban music The natives of Cuba were the Taino, Arawak and Ciboney people, known for a style of music called areito. Large numbers of African slaves and European immigrants brought their own forms of music to the island. European dances and folk musics included zapateo, zarzuela, fandango, zampado, retambico and canción. Later, northern European forms like waltz, minuet, gavotte and mazurka appeared among urban whites. Fernando Ortíz, a Cuban folklorist, described Cuba's musical innovations as arising from the interplay between African slaves settled on large sugar plantations and Spanish or Canary Islandersers (guajiros) who grew tobacco on small farms. Chinese immigrants have contributed the cornetín chino, a Chinese wind instrument. Son montuno The earliest known form of modern Cuban music is the son, known to date from the.
Music of Sweden - of folk musics, including polka, schottis, waltz, polska and mazurka. The accordion, clarinet, fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk instruments. In the 1960s, Swedish youth sparked a roots revival in Swedish folk culture. Many joined spelmanslag (folk musicians' clubs) and performed on mainstream radio and TV. They focused on instrumental polska music, with vocals only becoming more prominent in the 1990s. Swedish music has also included more modern and pop influences. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Scandinavian death metal bands became very popular among the heavy metal community nationwide, with important centers in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Swedish pop bands like ABBA, Ace of Base and The Cardigans have also had success. Folk songs Swedish folk song is dominated by ballads and kulning; the latter was.
Music of Finland - Elias Lönnrot in making the Kalevala, which inspired a rise in Finnish nationalism after its second publication in 1848. A form of rhyming sleigh song called rekilaulu became popular in the 17th century. Despite opposition from most of the churches in Finland, rekilaulu remained popular and is today a common element in pop songs. Since the 1920s, several popular Finnish performers have used rekilaulu is an integral part of their reportoire. Early pioneers in this field of pop rekilaulu included Arthur Kylander, while Erkki Rankaviita and Pinnin Pojat have kept the tradition alive. By the beginning of the 19th century, foreign dances including polka, mazurka, schottische, minuet and polska were popular throughout Finland. These led to distinctively Finnish forms of these dance musics, including humppa and jenkka; these are collectively known.
Music of Argentina - The 20th century saw limited international popularity for Chamamé, though some artists, like Argentinian superstar Raúl Barboza, became popular later in the century. Tango Tango arose in the brothels, bars and port areas of Buenos Aires, where descendants of Europeans, Africans and South American natives mixed, racially and culturally. The result, tango, came about as a fusion of disparate influences including: Milónga - songs of the rural gauchos Habanera - Cuban music Polka and mazurka - Nordic music Contradanse - Spanish music Candombé and percussion music - African music Flamenco - from Andalucia Italian folk music Early tango was the music of the thugs and gangsters who visited the brothels of a city with 100,000 more men than women (in 1914). The complex dances arose as men danced in groups, expressing.
Music of Mexico - Pérez Morfín and Beto Pineda are the most well-known performers. Abajeños and istmeños Indigenous communities have produced their own variants of Mexican son, which is otherwise a primarily mestizo genre. The Purépecha (from Michoacãn) are known for the sones abajeños, which are often played alongside pirekaus, a form of native love song. Famous bands include Atardecer and Erandi. The Zapotecs of Oaxaca have produced some extremely famous love songs, and the people's sones istmeños, which are sung in both Zapotec and Spanish. The music has been popularized, primarily by pop stars from outside the area, including Lila Downs. Son huasteco Son huasteco music, a style developed by Mexico's Huastec people, is a genre which has been gaining in popularity in recent years. Two guitarists sing in a falsetto with accompaniment by.
Music of Seychelles - of France. Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres, and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music. A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, as is Patrick Victor's fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga; this style is known as montea. References Ewens, Graeme and Werner Graebner. "A Lightness of Touch". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 505-508. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
List of national anthems - al grito de guerra (Mexicans, to the War Cry) Federated States of Micronesia Patriots of Micronesia Moldova Limba Noastra (Our Tongue) Monaco Hymne Monégasque Mongolia Bügd Nairamdakh Mongol Montenegro Onamo, Namo (There, Over There) Morocco Hymne Cherifien Mozambique Viva, Viva a FRELIMO (Long Live FRELIMO) Myanmar Gba Majay Bma (We Shall Love Burma) Namibia Namibia, Land of the Brave Nauru Nauru Bwiema (Nauru Our Homeland) Nepal Ras Triya Gaan (May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign) Netherlands Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (William of Nassau) Netherlands Antilles Beautiful Islands New Zealand God Defend New Zealand, God Save the Queen Nicaragua Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to You, Nicaragua) Niger La Nigerienne Nigeria Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey Norway Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country) Oman The Sultan's Anthem Pakistan.
