A number of musical works are available in the Esperanto language. 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 for ...

, 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 * Jean-Marc Leclercq (JoMo) * Jonny M, a reggae and

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music singer-songwriter * Kim J. Henriksen * Kajto * La Perdita Generacio * Merlin * Martin & La Talpoj * Persone

Songs

* " La Espero" * 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''), E ...

* Vinilkosmo * 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, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. He sang in cho ...

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