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The Traditional Folk Music of the Ukraine
National Report: Ukraine Part 2A Focus on Culture
By Matthew Seymour
Traditional Ethnic Ukrainian Music
• Traditional Ukrainian music is generally a cross between Eastern & Western musical patterns.
– Major/Minor concept less developed in Ukraine
– Mostly sticks to more simple time signatures, yet uses compound rhythms.
– Different Medieval modes were commonly associated with different seasons of the year (I.E. spring, summer, etc.)
Vocal Music
• Many ritualistic songs that survive to this day were sung in popular ceremonies for centuries.
• These songs were written for both solos, duets, & 3-4 part harmonies.
• Earlier music appeared to be more influenced by the East while later music appeared to garner more influence from the West.
Traditional Ukrainian Musical Instruments
• Examples include:– 1.) Kobza 1.)– 2.) Bandura 2.)– 3.) Torban 3.)
– 4.) Violin 4.)– 5.) Basolya 5.) – 6.) Lira 6.)– 7.) Tsymbaly 7.)– 8.) Sopilka 8.) – And many others
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ukraine