The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of which have diverged significantly. It is possible to group together Finland, Estonia, Latvia and northwest Russia as sharing cultural similarities, contrasted with Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Atlantic islands of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland's Inuit culture has its own musical traditions, influenced by Scandinavian culture. Finland shares many cultural similarities with both Baltics and the Scandinavian nations. The Saami of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia have their own unique culture, with ties to the neighboring cultures.
The dulcimer and fiddle are the two most characteristic instruments found throughout Scandinavia. In Norway, the eight- or nine-stringed hardanger fiddle is also found. Gammaldans are a kind of dance song played by harmonica and accordion, popular in both Sweden and Norway in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Circle dancing while singing ballads is a historic part of the folk traditions of all of northern Europe. Only the Faroe Islands have maintained this tradition to the present day, though it has been revived in some other areas. Iceland is home to many ancient musical practices no longer found elsewhere in the Nordic area, such as the use of parallel fifths and organum.
Greenland's Inuit population has their own musical traditions, which have been melded with elements of Nordic music, such as the kalattuut style of Greenlandic polka.
Finland was long ruled by Sweden, so much of Finnish culture is influenced by Swedish. There are a number of Swedes living in Finland, and vice versa. These communities have produced traditional and neo-folk musicians like the Swedish-Finn Scea Jansson and Gjallarhorn, and the Finnish-Swedish Norrlåtar and JP Nyströms.
Baltic psalteries are a family of related pluckedbox zithers played throughout Finland (kantele), the Baltic states (kannel in Estonia, kanklės in Lithuania and kokles in Latvia respectively) and northwest Russia (krylovidnye gusli). A bowed lyre (Swedish tagelharpa, Estonian talharpa or hiiurootsi kannel, Finnish jouhikko or jouhikantele) was formerly played among Swedes living in Estonia, but usage declined until a recent revival. In the 19th century, all the Baltic states saw an influx of foreign instruments and styles, resulting in fusions like the zither kokles and German-influenced ziņģe singing style of Latvia.
The Sami are found in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the northwest corner of Russia. The only traditional Sami instruments are drums and the flute, though modern bands use a variety of instrumentation. Joiks, unrhymed works without definite structure, are the most characteristic kind of song.
Balto-Finnic music
Latvian men's folk ensemble "Vilki" performing at the festival of Balticcrafts and warfare "Apuolė 854" in Apuolė Castle mound, August 2009
Finland's musical ties are primarily to the Balto-Finnic peoples of Russia and Estonia (Cronshaw, 91). Runolaulu (runo-song) is a kind of song found throughout this area. Estonia and Finland both have national epics based on interconnected forms of runo-song, Kalevipoeg and Kalevala, respectively. "Estonian runo-song has the same basic form as the Finnish variety to which it is related: the line has eight beats, the melody rarely spans more than the first five notes of a diatonic scale and its short phrases tend to use descending patterns" (Cronshaw, 16).
Contemporary Applications
In recent times Nordic folk music is used in developing the background score for movies, TV shows and games. Popular TV shows like Game of Thrones and games like God of War have used Nordic folk music to give a mythic experience.[1]
^"'God of War': How Viking Folk Music Inspired "Audacious" New Game's Soundtrack". Revolver. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
Nettl, Bruno. Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents. 1965. Prentice-Hall. Eaglewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Broughton, Simon and Mark Ellingham with James McConnachie and Orla Duane (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN1-85828-636-0, The Book of Music and Nature: An Anthology of Sounds, Words, Thoughts (Music Culture)
Further reading
Smith, Frederick Key (2002). Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium. Praeger Publishers. ISBN0275973999.
Yoell, John H. (1974). The Nordic Sound: Explorations into the Music of Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Crescendo Pub. Co. ISBN0-87597-090-7.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nordic folk music news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries especially Scandinavian The Nordic countries are Iceland Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions many of which have diverged significantly It is possible to group together Finland Estonia Latvia and northwest Russia as sharing cultural similarities contrasted with Norway Sweden Denmark and the Atlantic islands of Iceland and the Faroe Islands Greenland s Inuit culture has its own musical traditions influenced by Scandinavian culture Finland shares many cultural similarities with both Baltics and the Scandinavian nations The Saami of Sweden Norway Finland and Russia have their own unique culture with ties to the neighboring cultures Contents 1 Scandinavian music 2 Sami music 3 Balto Finnic music 4 Contemporary Applications 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingScandinavian music EditMain articles Danish traditional music Swedish folk music and Norwegian folk music Traditional and folk music The dulcimer and fiddle are the two most characteristic instruments found throughout Scandinavia In Norway the eight or nine stringed hardanger fiddle is also found Gammaldans are a kind of dance song played by harmonica and accordion popular in both Sweden and Norway in the late 19th and early 20th century Circle dancing while singing ballads is a historic part of the folk traditions of all of northern Europe Only the Faroe Islands have maintained this tradition to the present day though it has been revived in some other areas Iceland is home to many ancient musical practices no longer found elsewhere in the Nordic area such as the use of parallel fifths and organum Greenland s Inuit population has their own musical traditions which have been melded with elements of Nordic music such as the kalattuut style of Greenlandic polka Finland was long ruled by Sweden so much of Finnish culture is influenced by Swedish There are a number of Swedes living in Finland and vice versa These communities have produced traditional and neo folk musicians like the Swedish Finn Scea Jansson and Gjallarhorn and the Finnish Swedish Norrlatar and JP Nystroms Baltic psalteries are a family of related plucked box zithers played throughout Finland kantele the Baltic states kannel in Estonia kankles in Lithuania and kokles in Latvia respectively and northwest Russia krylovidnye gusli A bowed lyre Swedish tagelharpa Estonian talharpa or hiiurootsi kannel Finnish jouhikko or jouhikantele was formerly played among Swedes living in Estonia but usage declined until a recent revival In the 19th century all the Baltic states saw an influx of foreign instruments and styles resulting in fusions like the zither kokles and German influenced zinge singing style of Latvia Sami music EditMain article Sami music The Sami are found in Norway Sweden Finland and the northwest corner of Russia The only traditional Sami instruments are drums and the flute though modern bands use a variety of instrumentation Joiks unrhymed works without definite structure are the most characteristic kind of song Balto Finnic music Edit Latvian men s folk ensemble Vilki performing at the festival of Baltic crafts and warfare Apuole 854 in Apuole Castle mound August 2009 Balto Finnic music is a category of music of Balto Finnic people that overlaps with both Nordic folk music of Nordic countries and Baltic folk music of Baltic states Finland s musical ties are primarily to the Balto Finnic peoples of Russia and Estonia Cronshaw 91 Runolaulu runo song is a kind of song found throughout this area Estonia and Finland both have national epics based on interconnected forms of runo song Kalevipoeg and Kalevala respectively Estonian runo song has the same basic form as the Finnish variety to which it is related the line has eight beats the melody rarely spans more than the first five notes of a diatonic scale and its short phrases tend to use descending patterns Cronshaw 16 Contemporary Applications EditIn recent times Nordic folk music is used in developing the background score for movies TV shows and games Popular TV shows like Game of Thrones and games like God of War have used Nordic folk music to give a mythic experience 1 See also EditNeofolk Nordic popular musicReferences Edit God of War How Viking Folk Music Inspired Audacious New Game s Soundtrack Revolver 2018 04 24 Retrieved 2022 09 09 Nettl Bruno Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents 1965 Prentice Hall Eaglewood Cliffs New Jersey Broughton Simon and Mark Ellingham with James McConnachie and Orla Duane Ed World Music Vol 1 Africa Europe and the Middle East Rough Guides Ltd Penguin Books ISBN 1 85828 636 0 The Book of Music and Nature An Anthology of Sounds Words Thoughts Music Culture Further reading EditSmith Frederick Key 2002 Nordic Art Music From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium Praeger Publishers ISBN 0275973999 Yoell John H 1974 The Nordic Sound Explorations into the Music of Denmark Norway Sweden Crescendo Pub Co ISBN 0 87597 090 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nordic folk music amp oldid 1109700419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
