Song festivalsSong festivals

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The beginningThe beginning

Singing, as a form of self-expression has Singing, as a form of self-expression has lived in Estonian souls troughout the lived in Estonian souls troughout the centuriescenturies

First there were folk songs, which were First there were folk songs, which were delivered from older generations to delivered from older generations to younger generationsyounger generations

Later people who liked singing gathered Later people who liked singing gathered into groups and choirs were formedinto groups and choirs were formed

As a result of it song festival tradition was As a result of it song festival tradition was developeddeveloped

HistoryHistory

Hobby singing in Hobby singing in choirs started in the choirs started in the middle of 19th middle of 19th centurycentury

Baltic german singing Baltic german singing festivals were an festivals were an example for Estonian example for Estonian singing festivals singing festivals

The promoter of first The promoter of first All-Estonian song All-Estonian song festival was Johann festival was Johann Woldemar Jannsen Woldemar Jannsen from Tartufrom Tartu

First national First national song festival song festival was held in was held in summer 1869 in summer 1869 in Tartu and only Tartu and only male choirs and male choirs and brass bands brass bands performed performed therethere

822 singers and 822 singers and 56 brass band 56 brass band members members participatedparticipated

The song festival The song festival became the most became the most important national important national eventevent

Throughout the times Throughout the times song festivals have song festivals have represented the represented the national fellow feeling national fellow feeling of Estoniansof Estonians

Time passed, choirs Time passed, choirs enlarged and mixed, enlarged and mixed, female and children female and children choirs were addedchoirs were added

Soon the tradition of Soon the tradition of national dance festivals national dance festivals startedstarted

Song festivals nowadaysSong festivals nowadays Song festivals have been Song festivals have been

the main musical event the main musical event It is held in every 5 It is held in every 5

yearsyears About 30 000 singers About 30 000 singers

and players take part in and players take part in itit

The audience is about The audience is about 100 000 people100 000 people

It starts with procession It starts with procession through Tallinn to the through Tallinn to the Song Festival Grounds Song Festival Grounds http://uudised.err.ee/external/iframeplayer/etv24iframe_uudised.phphttp://uudised.err.ee/external/iframeplayer/etv24iframe_uudised.php?playmode=startvideo&vid=23980?playmode=startvideo&vid=23980

Throughout the Throughout the times the opening times the opening song of the song of the festival has festival has been ,,The Dawn’’ been ,,The Dawn’’ by Aleksander by Aleksander KunileidKunileid

The fire of song The fire of song festival is lit festival is lit while people are while people are singing this songsinging this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kAz4X-zv=17kAz4X-z Y4Y4

The song The song festival ends festival ends with the song with the song “My homeland “My homeland is my love” by is my love” by “the grand old “the grand old man” of the man” of the song festivals song festivals Gustav Ernesaks Gustav Ernesaks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDakhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDak2eakiHA2eakiHA

Many types of song festivals have Many types of song festivals have been formed, for example: local been formed, for example: local singing parties, youth song festival, singing parties, youth song festival, night song festival and punk song night song festival and punk song festivalfestival

Variations of Song Variations of Song FestivalFestival

Youth song festivalYouth song festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zqeug7NGIc

Night song festivalNight song festival

Punk song festivalPunk song festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2_aAKrSIrQ&feature=PlayList&p=D88EA799ED6B6DF6&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

Why our nation comes Why our nation comes together over and over together over and over

again to sing?again to sing? To strenghten the To strenghten the

fellow feeling and fellow feeling and appriciate the appriciate the freedomfreedom

To show the love to To show the love to our country and our country and language singing language singing Estonian songsEstonian songs

To feel our culture To feel our culture and ourselves specialand ourselves special

Nationally influenced Nationally influenced bandsbands

MetsatöllMetsatöll

MetsatöllMetsatöll

Metsatöll was founded in 1999 on Metsatöll was founded in 1999 on the Independence day of Republic of the Independence day of Republic of EstoniaEstonia

They perform They perform heavy metalheavy metal-songs, -songs, influenced by Estonian folklore influenced by Estonian folklore

Metsatöll is very popular in Estonia Metsatöll is very popular in Estonia and also one of the best and also one of the best internationally known Estonian internationally known Estonian bandsbands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiEIpGmYYZU

Zetod Zetod a band of four young men a band of four young men from Sothern part of Estonia and from Sothern part of Estonia and they perform folk music influenced they perform folk music influenced by Russian national musicby Russian national music

The band was founded in 2003 as a The band was founded in 2003 as a school project, but now it is school project, but now it is popular all over the countrypopular all over the country

The band is considered to be one of The band is considered to be one of the best youth folk bands in Estoniathe best youth folk bands in Estonia

ZetodZetod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZspYwNor0&feature=related