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Polyphony In Georgia & The North Caucasus
Introduction: Part singing occurs through most of Georgia and the North Caucasus. In general, the upper voices are sung by soloists while the rest accompany on bass in the limited range of baritone-tenor. More often than not, songs usually start … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhaz, Adyghe, Caucasus, Cherkess, Circassians, Кавказ, Къавкъаз, полифония, ethnomusicology, Georgia, Ingushetia, Karachai, Kavkaz, North Caucasus, polyphony, traditional music
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An Overview of the Caucasus
Little Certainty in the Caucasus The Caucasus, about half the size of my home province of Ontario (Canada), has such a wealth of landscapes and ecosystems (desserts, arid woodlands, lush forests, river rapids, snow bound mountain, tropical seasides, etc.), it … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhaz, Adyghe, Armenia, Avars, Azerbaijan, კავკასია, Balkars, Caucasus, Chechnya, Cherkess, Circassians, Dagestan, Dido, Кавказ, Къавкъаз, музыка, ethnomusicology, folk music, Georgia, Ingushetia, Karachai, Kavkaz, Kumyks, Laks, Lezgis, music, North Caucasus, Կովկաս, Qafqaz, traditional music, Vainakh
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This blog addresses the musics of the Caucasus. It is intended as a one-stop shop to provide an overview of the musical traditions from the region. As an ethnomusicologist, I found it difficult to access information on all the traditional musics of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhaz, Adyghe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, კავკასია, Caucasus, Chechnya, Cherkess, Circassians, Dagestan, Кавказ, Къавкъаз, музыка, ethnomusicology, folk music, Georgia, Ingushetia, music, musiqi, North Caucasus, երաժշտություն, Կովկաս, Qafqaz, traditional music
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