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Children's music or kids' music is music composed and performed for children. In European-influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment and educational functions.
Folklori muzikor shqiptar është jashtëzakonisht i pasur , çka dhe shprehet në ekzistencën e muzikës vokale që nga forma njëzërëshe e deri tek shumëzërëshi; në muzikën me vegla popullore; muzikën me zë e vegla; muzikën për shoqërimin e valleve popullore, etj.
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Albanian folk music has a deep history and can be separated into three major stylistic groups: the northern Ghegs, southern Labs and Tosks and with other important urban music areas around Shkodër and Tirana. It reflects the cultural and political history of the Albanian people and geographic position in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. T...
Emergence
The development of groups of instrumentalists played a significant role for the establishment of urban music in Albania. In the cities of northern Albania these instrumentalist groups were referred to as ahengje (meaning roughly 'to party' or 'partying') in Shkodër and as orkestrina ('little orchestras') in Tirana, Durrës, Kavajë and Elbasan; while in all cities of southern Albania they were referred to as saze (another term for 'little orchestras'). Conglomerates of solists or groups of inst...
1930s Urban Song
The Albanian Urban Lyric Song is a tradition that started in Albania in the 18th century but culminated in the 1930s. These songs are a major part of Albania's music heritage, but have been little-studied by ethnomusicologists, who prefer to focus on the rural folk music that they see as being more authentically Albanian.Out of this melting pot of local and imported styles came a kind of lyrical art song based in the cities of Shkodra, Elbasan, Berat and Korça. Though similar traditions exist...
Communist period
Modern Albanian popular music uses instruments like the çifteli and sharki, which have been used in large bands since the Second World War to great popular acclaim; the same songs, accompanied by clarinet and accordion, are performed at small weddings and celebrations. A massive rise of popular music – muzika e lehtë – occurred during the communist period in Albania, with renowned singers like Vaçe Zela and Parashqevi Simaku. The censorship imposed by Enver Hoxha in almost all musical genres...
Opera
Palokë Kurti is usually said to be among the founders of Albanian opera. A native of Shkodër, he was a musical amateur who composed the Unity of Albania March (Bashkimi Shqipnis) in 1881. Another composer and also a priest, Martin Gjoka is also considered to be one of the most important founders of Albanian classical music. Gjoka is said to be the first Albanian musician who showed great interest in traditional Albanian folk music considerably that of the deep mountainous areas of the north o...
In Albania, the most prominent rock bands and individuals only appeared after 1990 as rock music was prohibited. However, youth groups found ways to listen it through clandestine channels. Furthermore, electronic music has become a mainstream music genre in Albania. Albanian artists and renowned DJs such as DJ Aldo, Vin Veli, DJ Sardi, Dj Tedd and ...
Bibliography
1. Koço, Eno (2005). "A Family of Song: Reflections of Albanian Urban Lyric Song in the Mediterranean". In David Cooper, Kevin Dawe (ed.). The Mediterranean in Music: Critical Perspectives, Common Concerns, Cultural Differences. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810854079. 2. Pistrick, Eckehard (2019). "Albania". In Sturman, Janet (ed.). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. pp. 96–100. ISBN 9781483317748. 3. Shetuni, Spiro J. (2011). Albanian Traditional Music:...
Arbatsky, Yuri (1953), Beating the Tupan in the Central Balkans, The Newbery LibraryKoço, Eno (2004), Albanian urban lyric song in the 1930s, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-4890-0Sugarman, Jane C. (1997), Engendering Song: Singing and Subjectivity at Prespa Albanian Weddings, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-77973-4Audio clip: traditional Albanian music.[permanent dead link] Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.
Jeta. Jozef Hajdeni lindi në një fshat të vogël austriak, Rorau në vitin 1732, rrjedh nga një familje e varfur zejtarësh. Qysh nga mosha 8 vjeçare shkoi ne Vienë ku dotë mësoj në shkollën e talentave muzikor, ku bëhet antar i korrit të fëmijëve të Vienës.
There is a variety of Albanian songs dedicated to children of different ages. They cover a wide range of topics. Nursery rhymes are commonly used for toddlers. In many cases they involve animals. Famous Albanian nursery rhymes are Qingji i vogel (Little lamb), Moj bubrrec (Oh you roach), O sa mire, o sa keq (Too.
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His works as a composer consists of children's songs, folk songs, pop songs and popular music is of great magnitude. He has processed several folk songs for RTV Pristina and he also worked for Zagreb's famous String Quartet Stratik.
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