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Rīga Dimd
''Rīga dimd'' () is the title of a traditional Latvian folk song that is best known as a musical composition by Jānis Cimze. Cimze's first composition of the song is from 1872, and the composition was performed 1873 at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, I All-Latvian Singing Festival by a male choir. The tower bell music of the Saint Peter's Church, Riga, Saint Peter's Church in Riga, Latvia, plays ''Rīga dimd'' five times a day. Lyrics References External links ''Rīga dimd'' score Latvian folk songs 1872 compositions {{folk-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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