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, 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

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choir (1994). *

Montagu C. Butler Montagu Christie Butler (25 January 1884 – 5 May 1970) was a British academic, librarian, lexicographer, musician, and Esperantist. A winner of several prizes at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he was a harpist and a versatile music ...

* The opera ''Sternenhoch'' by Ivan Acher is sung in Esperanto.

Musicians, singers and bands

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

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and rap music singer-songwriter * Kim J. Henriksen * Kajto *

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 Lesjö ...

* 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 triumph ...

" * 3000 songs in
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Music companies and publishers

* ESP-Disk * 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 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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