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Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as
Website dedicated to Lithuanian sung poetryWebsite of Lithuanian bardsPolish sung poetry – text, mp3, video clip
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Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background, often comprising a guitar or piano. Some sung poetry performers are singer-songwriters; others use known, published poems, or collaborate with contemporary writers. Artists of sung poetry include people of various occupations usually with little or no particular music education, as well as stage actors.
Notable Lithuanian and Polish artists include Kostas Smoriginas Kostas Smoriginas (born April 22, 1953) is a Lithuanian theatre and cinema actor and musician.
"Kostas Smoriginas" at cine ...
, "Kostas Smoriginas" at cine ...
Ieva Narkutė
Ieva Narkutė–Šeduikienė ''alias'' Jieva (Kaunas, 1987) is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter.
She grew up in Šiauliai and her parents are musicians. She studied psychology and her song "Raudoni vakarai" was an important hit.
Prizes
* 2007 – ...
, Vytautas Kernagis, Alina Orlova, Ewa Demarczyk, Edyta Geppert
Edyta Geppert (born 27 November 1953 in Nowa Ruda, Poland) is a popular Polish singer.
Geppert was born to a Polish father and Hungarian mother. She is married to Piotr Loretz. They have one son Mieczysław (born in 1988).
Awards
*1984 – Gr ...
, Marek Grechuta, Czesław Niemen, Jacek Kaczmarski, Magda Umer or from younger generation Ralph Kaminski
Rafał Stanisław Kamiński (born November 8, 1990), known professionally as Ralph Kaminski, is a Polish singer-songwriter experimenting with musical styles, including alternative pop and chamber music. He is the recipient of the Grzegorz Ci ...
.
See also
* Art song *Bard (Soviet Union)
The term bard ( rus, бард, p=bart) came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment, similarly to folk sin ...
External links
Website dedicated to Lithuanian sung poetry
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