LATVIAN CHORAL MUSIC: TRADITIONS, PERSONALITIES, THE LATEST TRENDS
Keywords:
choral music, Latvian Song Festival, folk-songs, amateur choirs, professional choirsAbstract
Choir singing has always played an important role in Latvian music history, starting with the dawn of national music culture in the second half of the 19th century, right up till nowadays, though the tradition of choir singing can be dated back to the 16th century, when Lutheranism was introduced to Latvia. The genre of choral music forms the basis of Latvian cultural identity insofar as music is concerned. This is mainly due to the rich choral music repertoire which is both extensive and of a high quality, constituting a significant proportion of concert life in Latvia. This is the year of Latvian Song Festival. Therefore it was particularly interesting to actualize the problems of choral music within a more extended context, trying: to reveal the most essential aspects of developing the genre of choral music in Latvia, focusing on the major trends which came to the foreground in the last decade of the 20th century, but reached climax after the year of 2000; to outline new perspectives and ways of creative seekings, analyzing the most striking works of choral music, written by several composers of the younger generation.
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