Ukrainian music
Ukrainian music, the diversified music of the eastern and western Slavic and Christian communities in the European continent. Ukrainian music is seldomly connected to its Russian counterpart. Which is where their first school of music was founded in the 18th century. Each ethnic group in the area adds their own type of flavor to this music.
Traditional Ukrainian Music
Ukrainian music has a complicated mixture of melismatic singing with chordal harmonies that doesn't configure with the traditional rules of harmony that the western European countries follow. Conventional Ukrainian folk music uses a lesser sophisticated major-minor system than the rest of it's western European neighbors. Ukrainian music incorporates major-minor keys in 2 intervals.
Harmonically and modern Ukrainian Music
Harmonically Ukrainian music is very sophisticated. It comes in three and even four part harmony. The instruments of Ukrainian music is the orthodox instruments of the area. The kobza which is a lute, bandura, torban (bass lute, fife, buben (framed drum) and the varhan commonly known as the jaw harp just to name a few. In these modern times Ukrainian music has it's pop music artist such as Shakira, Rixto, Vera Brezhneva, and Okean Elzy.
Listen to Ukrainian Music
To get a good listening to modern Ukrainian music hit-Tuner.net is a great revenue to enjoy the stylings of the Ukrainian people. It is a great internet radio site that you can listen to a variety of genres of music of different cultures.
