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Music Of Macedonia (Greece)
The Music of Macedonia is the music of the Greek geographic and historic region of Macedonia. It forms part of the broader musical tradition of mainland Greece and of the southern Balkans. Compared to other regions of Greece, the music of Macedonia is characterized by a high degree of diversity, due to the numerous influences it has received over the years from neighboring countries and particularly from refugees arriving in the early 20th century. In general terms, Macedonian music can be thought of as the connecting chain between the Western musical tradition of Epirus and Thessaly and the Eastern musical tradition of Thrace and Constantinople. Macedonian music is known for its tradition of patriotic folk songs, including klepht songs and songs that make references to the Macedonian Struggle. It is also notable for the use of brass instruments (called ''chálkina''), trumpets, tympana and koudounia. Other instruments used include clarinet, violin and Macedonian lyra. Folk ...
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Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz ...
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Leventikos
Leventikos ( el, Λεβέντικος, ''Levéntikos''); or Bufčansko ( mk, Буфчанско), also known as ''Litós'' (Λιτός), ''Kucano'', ''Nešo'' or ''Pusteno'', is a dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed by ethnic Macedonians and Greeks in the town of Florina, Greece and in the Resen and Bitola regions in the neighbouring North Macedonia. Reflecting the dance steps: ''slow''-''quick-quick-slow-quick'', the meter comprises five beats of varying length but these lengths come in different variations: *One is , counting the beats as , with the metric 's divided into quadruplets, but at higher speed, the metric accents may sound more like . *Another one is , counting the beats as , where metric 's have sub-beats . The third (second ) beat may be lengthened relative to its written value in both variations but less so at higher speeds. The last (third ) beat may be shortened, a common Balkan treatment of meters. The meter appears in traditional Northern and S ...
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Sirtos Macedonias
Syrtos ( el, συρτός, ''syrtos'' (also ''sirtos''); plural , ''syrtoi'' (also ''sirtoi''); sometimes called in English using the Greek accusative forms ''syrto'' (also ''sirto''); from the el, links=no, σύρω, ''syro'' (also ''siro''), "to drag he dance) is – in classical and modern Greece – a traditional dance in which the dancers link hands to form a chain or circle, headed by a leader who intermittently breaks away to perform improvised steps. Syrtos, along with its relative kalamatianos, are the most popular dances throughout Greece and Cyprus, and are frequently danced by the Greek diaspora worldwide. They are very popular in social gatherings, weddings and religious festivals. Syrtos and kalamatianos use the same dance steps, but the syrtos is in time and the kalamatianos is in time, organized in a ''slow'' (3 beat), ''quick'' (2 beat), ''quick'' (2 beat) rhythm. Syrtos and kalamatianos are line dances and circle dances, done with the dancers in a c ...
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Antikrystos
Antikristos or Antikrystós ( el, αντικρυστός χορός) is a dance of Greek origin. “Aντικρυστός” in Greek language refers to the verb αντικρύζω “be across, opposite, face-to-face” (from Ancient Greek ἀντικρύ “vis-à-vis, face-to-face”). It is also known in Armenia. Antikristos has similarities with the karsilamas dance. It is danced in couples. See also *Greek music *Kalamatianos *Kamilierikos *Syrtos *Greek dances *Greek folk music *Ballos *Horon Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. Name Etymology The term ''horon'' derives from Greek '' choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest in ... References Greek dances Greek music Greek words and phrases Cypriot music Armenian dances Assyrian dances Bulgarian dances Iranian dances {{folk-dance-stub ...
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O Nikolos
O Nikolos ( el, Ο Νικολός), is a kind of a Greek folk dance from the area of Siatista, Greece. See also *Music of Greece *Greek dances Greek dance (''choros'') is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region forme ... ReferencesΕλληνικοί παραδοσιακοί χοροί - Ο Νικολός Greek dances Macedonia (Greece) {{Europe-dance-stub ...
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Kastorianos
Kastorianos ( el, Καστοριανός) is a kind of a Greek folk dance from Macedonia, Greece. It is very widespread in the cities of Kastoria and Kozani. See also *Music of Greece *Greek dances Greek dance (''choros'') is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region form ... ReferencesΚαστοριανός - Musipedia Greek dances Macedonia (Greece) {{Europe-dance-stub ...
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Mpougatsas
Bougatsas ( el, Μπουγατσάς), is a kind of a Greek folk dance from the city of Florina, Macedonia, Greece. It is danced in pairs. See also *Music of Greece *Greek dances Greek dance (''choros'') is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region form ... ReferencesΕλληνικοί παραδοσιακοί χοροί - Μπουγατσάς
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Partalos
Partalos ( el, παρτάλος), is a Greek dance from Macedonia, Greece. It is a danced exclusively by men and it is very widespread in the area of Pylaia, Thessaloniki. It has six steps that include leaps and squats. See also *Music of Greece *Greek dances Greek dance (''choros'') is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region form ... References Ελληνικοί παραδοσιακοί χοροί: Παρτάλος*http://www.greeksongs-greekmusic.com/popular-dances-of-macedonia/ {{Greek dances Greek dances Macedonia (Greece) ...
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Kori Eleni (Eleno Mome)
Kori may refer to: * Kori (woreda), a district in Afar Region, Ethiopia * Kori, Central African Republic * Kori, Bushehr, a village in Iran * Koori, Fukushima, a town in Japan * Koli people, an Indian ethnic group * Kori caste, a weaving caste of India * Kori or kouri, the Hausa language term for a wadi * Kori a Maori language term for movement (can be used as a verb or noun) * Kōri, a possible Japanese reading of Goryeo, a dynasty in Korea * Kori bustard (''Ardeotis kori''), a large bird native to Africa * Kori Inkpen, Canadian computer scientist * Kori Nuclear Power Plant, a nuclear power plant in South Korea * Kori Turbowitz, character in the 2006 film ''Cars'' * Kutch kori, currency from India, abolished in 1947 * Starfire, or Koriand'r, DC Comics character, nicknamed "Kori" See also *Cori (other) *Khori (other) * Kouri (other) *Kuri (other) Kuri may refer to: People * Aren Kuri (born 1991), a Japanese baseball player * Daniel Ludlow Kuri ...
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Baidouska
Pajdushko oro ( bg, Пайдушко хоро; mk, Пајдушко оро, Pajduško oro; tr, Payduşka Dansı; el, χορός Μπαϊντούσκα, khorós Baïntoúska) is a folk dance from Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia. It features a 5-beat meter divided into "quick" (2-beat) and "slow" (3-beat) units, abbreviated ''quick-slow'' or 2+3. In Bulgaria it is part of the "Northern folklore region" time . Like many other Balkan folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance. It is traditionally a men's dance, but in modern times it is often performed in lines of both men and women. It is a line dance, with the dancers in a line facing left, holding hands. The dance starts moving right with a series of four lift-steps, followed by moving left: crossing the right foot in front of the left, transferring the weight onto the right foot while moving the left foot to the right (this is the characteristic movement of this dance, and is done four times). The ...
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