The music in Sweden is said to share the traditional Nordic folk dance music along with the other music in its neighboring countries like polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. Among the common musical instruments in the country are the accordion, clarinet, fiddle and the nyckelharpa. It was in the 1960s when Swedish youth sparked [...]
Music has become part of the changing lives of the people and the Spanish music has definitely contributed to the music experience of many. The music of Spain is often associated with flamenco- an Andalusian genre of music but is actually not a representative of all Spain. The country has a lot of regional styles [...]
The traditional music of Estonia was divided into two periods. The runic songs of the country refer to the older folksongs and these songs are written in the poetic meter regivarss. Then in the 18th century, the rhythmic folksongs came to existence. It was in the 19th century when professional Estonian musicians had emerged in [...]
The Spanish are proud of having flamenco which simply embodies their complex music and cultural tradition. It is a Spanish musical genre which originated in Andalusia. The common musical instruments used in it are guitar, hand clapping and Peruvian cajon. The very roots of flamenco are not exactly known but many would acknowledge that it [...]
Polka is a kind of dance and is also a genre of music which originated in Bohemia. It is still a common genre of Czech and the Slovenian folk music. The name polka is derived from the Czech word pulka which means half and it is related to the half rhythm in the music. Polka [...]