A Concise Discussion on Ethnic Russian Music

Music is an elemental increment of anyone's lifestyle, and in the case of Russians, the situation is no different. As a matter of fact, the ethnic music of Russians is known by many, simply because this kind of music ordinarily contains the colorful characteristics of grassroot Russia.

Ordinarily, this type of music comprises varying kinds including popular, folk, and classical. The most regular association of ethnic music in Russia is with the classical styles, particularly opera and ballet; in this type of music, the celebrated composers are Igor Stravinsky, Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, and The Mighty Handful members. During the late 19th century, some elements of the ethnic music in Russia were presented in orchestras, which created the celebrated opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin.

This Russian music did not go all the way to accomplishment and greatness without any obstacle, especially during the Soviet period, when the USSR restricted music around the Soviet areas because of political reasons. Years later, when Russia gained its self-reliance, its incomparable culture and music was revived and eventually gave birth to a number of popular high-end ethnomucisians such as Vyacheslav Shchurov, Vladimir Vysotsky, Pojuschie Gitary, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Nadezhda Kadysheva, and Boris Grebenshchikov.