Music of Macedonia

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Music of Macedonia is the music of Macedonia, which is a loosely defined geographical region of Southeastern Europe extending across Greece, Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria with minor parts in Albania, Kosovo and Serbia. The music across this area reflects strands or blends of mostly Greek, Byzantine, Ottoman, Slavic, Albanian, 'Yugoslav' and Gypsy traditions. There is no single musical representative style of the region as it is submerged into to the wider southeastern Europe. But each country can be said to have developed a national style.

Contents 1 Greek Macedonia 2 Republic of Macedonia 2.1 Western 2.2 Southwestern 2.3 Southern 2.4 Northern 2.5 Eastern 2.6 Traditional folk music 2.7 Classical music 2.8 Pop 2.9 Eurovision Song Contest 2.10 Rock 2.11 Alternative scene 2.12 Electronic scene 3 Regional Folk Instruments

[edit] Greek Macedonia

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Folk dances in the Greek region of Macedonia include:

• Akritikos,
• Baidouska,
• Kastorianos,
• Leventikos,
• Makedonia,
• Makedonikos antikristos,
• Mikri eleni,
• Partalos,
• Samarinas and
• Sirtos makedonias.

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

Main article: Music of the Republic of Macedonia

Folk dances in the Republic of Macedonia include:

[edit] Western

Tetovo, Gostivar, Debar, Mavrovo, Kicevo, Krushevo and Porece Female dances are elegant and gracious, while male dances are firm, with complex movements

• Teskoto
• Nevestinskoto
• Chamche
• Metkalisteto

[edit] Southwestern

Bitola, Prilep, Ohrid and Prespa Lake, Lerin, Kostur, Voden These dances are characterized by epic choreographic elements and complex rhythmic structures

• Komitsko
• Berance
• Masko oro
• Kasapsko
• Pushtenoto

[edit] Southern

Tikves, Gevgelija, Valandovo, Dojran, Strumica Dances from this region often contain combat elements

• Kavadarka
• Staro
• Tikvesko
• Rusalii
• Dzamalari

[edit] Northern

Upper Vardar, Polog Valley (Tetovo, Gostivar), Skopsko, Skopska Crna Gora, Skopska Blatija, Veles, Ovce Pole

These dances are tipycally fast-paced, with energetic movements; usually performed at gatherings

• Crnogorka
• Potrcano
• Baba Gjurgja
• Cucuk
• Krstackata

[edit] Eastern

Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Delcevo, Pehcevo, Kocani, Berovo, Stip Radovis Fast paced dances, with stomping steps

• Kopacka
• Berovka
• Ratevka
• Malesevka
• Arnautsko

[edit] Traditional folk music

Traditional folklore music which can be rural or urban includes: Lyric songs, Epic songs, Labour songs, Ritual songs, Humorous songs, Folk dance ("oro"), old urban music (starogradska muzika), the old Čalgija style (not to be confused with chalga) etc. Popular songs are Kaleš bre Andjo, Biljana platno beleše, Dafino vino crveno, Narode Makedonski and many others. Rhythms from this region tend to be rhythmically very complex. Often referenced oro dances are Teškoto (video) from the village of Galičnik, Kalajdžiskoto (video), Komitskoto (The Dance of the Komiti freedom fighters) and others. The most eminent professional folklore association is Tanec.

[edit] Classical music

The Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1944. During the 1950s the first Macedonian ballet by Gligor Smokvarski and the opera "Goce" by Kiril Makedonski were shown. Another notable composer is Todor Skalovski.

Some of the most prominent classical music performers include the pianist Simon Trpčeski and the opera singers Boris Trajanov and Blagoj Nacoski. All of the mentioned are internationally acclaimed.

[edit] Pop

Popular pop music performers in Republic of Macedonia include: Toše Proeski, Karolina Gočeva, Kaliopi, Elena Ristevska, Tamara Todevska, Lambe Alabakoski, Jovan Jovanov and others. Notable producer involved in the pop music scene is Darko Dimitrov.

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

[edit] Rock

The most influential band in the Republic of Macedonia (and one of the most popular in former Yugoslavia) is Leb i Sol. They combined rock with fusion jazz and Macedonian folk elements creating a distinct sound. After they broke up, their frontman the guitar hero Vlatko Stefanovski started a successful solo carrier. In 2006 they reformed for a tour across former Yugoslavia.

[edit] Alternative scene

Notable acts: Mizar, Arhangel (postpunk, darkwave, gothic rock), Anastasia (authors of the soundtrack for Before the Rain), Superhiks (ska punk), Two Sides (hardcore punk), Sanatorium (thrash metal) and others.

[edit] Electronic scene

The most prominent electronic musicians are Kiril Džajkovski, the group PMG Collective and others.

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[edit] Regional Folk Instruments

• gajda (гајда) -- a bagpipe
• šupelka(kaval) (шупелка) -- small flute
• kemane(Kemenche) (кемане) -- three-stringed fiddle
• tambura (тамбура) -- strummed string instrument
• zurla(zurna) (зурла) -- large oboe
• tapan(davul) (тапан) -- cylindrical drum
• kaval (кавал) -- rim-blown flute

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