A number of musical works are available in the

Esperanto language Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

. The phrase "Esperanto music" is sometimes used to include music which is about Esperanto.

Classical music

Lou Harrison Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments. Harrison initially wrote in a dissonant, ultramodernist style similar to his form ...

, who incorporated styles and instruments from many world cultures in his music, used Esperanto titles and/or texts in several of his works, most notably ''La Koro-Sutro'' (1973). * David Gaines used Esperanto texts for his ''Symphony No. 1 (Esperanto)'' for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1994–98) and ''Povas plori mi ne plu'' (''I Can Cry No Longer'') for unaccompanied

SATB SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs, and also choirs (or consorts) of instruments. The initials are for the voice types: S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor and B for bass. Choral music Four-part harm ...

choir (1994). * Montagu C. Butler * The opera ''Sternenhoch'' by Ivan Acher is sung in Esperanto.

Musicians, singers and bands

Dolchamar Dolchamar is a Rock music, rock band formed in London and currently based in Finland that performs in the language Esperanto. The band was formed in 1999 by Patrik Austin after his departure from , and was instantly signed on for the French V ...

Jean-Marc Leclercq Jean-Marc Leclercq (also known as JoMo) is a French singer and Esperantist from Toulouse. The former singer of the group ''Les Rosemary’s Babies'' (or ''La Rozmariaj Beboj'') who published two CDs with the French record production company ''Bou ...

(JoMo) * Jonny M, a

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and

rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

music singer-songwriter * Kim J. Henriksen *

Kajto Kajto (pronounced ) is a musical group from the Dutch province of Friesland performing acoustic folk music and balfolk in Esperanto drawing from the Frisian Dutch music#Folk, musical traditions of Sea shanty, sea shanties, Round (music), rounds and ...

La Perdita Generacio La Perdita Generacio (, LPG), is a Swedish band of musicians who perform Esperanto music. History The group was formed during the 2003 International Youth Congress of Esperanto (''Internacia Junulara Kongreso,'' IJK), held that year in Lesjöfo ...

* Merlin * Martin & La Talpoj * Persone

Songs

* "

La Espero "La Espero" ( en, "The Hope") is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the (unofficial) anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a trium ...

" * 3000 songs in
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Music companies and publishers

ESP-Disk ESP-Disk is a New York-based record company and label founded in 1963 by lawyer Bernard Stollman. History Though it originally existed to release Esperanto-based music, beginning with its second release (Albert Ayler's ''Spiritual Unity''), ESP b ...

Vinilkosmo ''Vinilkosmo'' is an independent record label in Donneville, near Toulouse, France. It only produces and distributes artists who sing in Esperanto. History Vinilkosmo was created in 1990 by Floréal Martorell in the framework of the Esperanto mus ...

* Floréal Martorell
Brazila-Esperanto-Ligo

Edistudio

Nigra Kato

Rusa Esperantista Unio

Events and projects

* Vinilkosmo kompil' * Kolekto 2000 * Esperanto Subgrunde kompil' * FESTO (Esperanto meeting)

References to Esperanto in music

* Slovak band

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released an entire album in Esperanto. * "The Crystal Theme" from the opening of

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was sung in Esperanto (''"Memoro de la Ŝtono"'') *

Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran chur ...

wrote a

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song called "Esperanto" based on the

Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band Kö ...

composition "Esperança". Elling explains on his album ''Live in Chicago'' (Blue Note) that the lyrics were written while he was under the impression that it was titled "Esperanto" and only later found out the original title, which is the

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word for 'hope'. * The second album of former German hip hop crew

Freundeskreis Freundeskreis (meaning "Circle of Friends") also known as FK, were a German hip hop group from Stuttgart. They performed songs in German language, German, English language, English, French language, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Her ...

was titled "Esperanto". The same-called lead track was also released as a single. * A Russian band Tesla Coil released an album GV in 2014. Lyrics are partially in Esperanto. There is also a song which has a name in Esperanto - "Kirasa Kerno" (Armored Core).

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