Mari music

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A Hill Mari folk ensemble

Mari music is the music of the Volga-Finnic Mari people of Russia. Mari music is generally pentatonic. [1]

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Song

Mari songs are generally short and lyrical. [1] Common themes include the Volga river, and a love of nature, to include forests and rainbows. [2]

Musical instruments

Mari instruments include the kusle or karsh, a type of zither. The Mari also play the tumyr (drum), birch-bark horn, accordions, and a Mari bagpipe, the shuvyr.

References

  1. 1 2 Jeffrey Cole (31 May 2011). Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 258–. ISBN   978-1-59884-302-6 . Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Carl Waldman; Catherine Mason (April 2006). Encyclopedia of European peoples. Infobase Publishing. pp. 518–. ISBN   978-0-8160-4964-6 . Retrieved 29 May 2011.


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