Georgian polyphony

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Georgian polyphony is a traditional Georgian vocal music style characterized by complex multi-part harmonies and ancient, regionally diverse choral practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
polyphonic singing tradition ⓘ
traditional vocal music style ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Georgia ⓘ
culturalOrigin Georgian people ⓘ
linked to: Georgians
hasCharacteristic antiphonal singing ⓘ
call-and-response structures ⓘ
complex polyphony ⓘ
dissonant intervals ⓘ
drone-based textures ⓘ
heterophonic textures ⓘ
improvisatory elements ⓘ
multi-part vocal harmony ⓘ
non-tempered intonation ⓘ
ornamented melodic lines ⓘ
parallel movement of voices ⓘ
predominantly a cappella performance ⓘ
regional stylistic diversity ⓘ
strong rhythmic drive ⓘ
syllabic text setting ⓘ
three-part vocal structures ⓘ
use of modal scales ⓘ
use of open fifths ⓘ
use of seconds and fourths as consonances ⓘ
use of vocal drones ⓘ
use of yodel-like vocal breaks in some regions ⓘ
hasRegionalStyle Achara polyphony ⓘ
Guria polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony

Imereti polyphony ⓘ
Kartli-Kakheti polyphony ⓘ
Khevsureti polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti

Racha polyphony ⓘ
Samegrelo polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony

Svaneti polyphony ⓘ
Tusheti polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
influenced contemporary Georgian choral music ⓘ
some Western choral composers ⓘ
language Georgian ⓘ
linked to: Georgian language
performedBy church choirs ⓘ
professional folk ensembles ⓘ
village community choirs ⓘ
preservedBy Georgian folk ensembles ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony

ethnomusicologists ⓘ
local cultural institutions ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
relatedTo Georgian Orthodox chant ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony

Georgian folk music ⓘ
transmissionMethod oral tradition ⓘ
typicalNumberOfVoices three ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2001 ⓘ
UNESCOList Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
usedIn dance songs ⓘ
drinking songs ⓘ
funeral laments ⓘ
religious music ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
secular folk songs ⓘ
wedding songs ⓘ
work songs ⓘ

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Svans → musicTradition → Georgian polyphony ⓘ
Guria → traditionalMusicStyle → Gurian polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Guria → hasUNESCOIntangibleHeritage → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Kartlians → culturalTradition → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Guria polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Samegrelo polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Tusheti polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian polyphony → relatedTo → Georgian Orthodox chant ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian polyphony → preservedBy → Georgian folk ensembles ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Achara polyphony → relatedTo → Gurian polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Guria → hasCulturalHeritage → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
subject linked to: Guria region of modern Georgia
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Batsbi → traditionalMusicSimilarTo → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Guria → traditionalMusicStyle → Gurian polyphony ⓘ
subject linked to: Guria region of Georgia
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian culture → musicTradition → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony
Georgian culture → UNESCORecognition → Georgian polyphonic singing ⓘ
linked to: Georgian polyphony