Georgian polyphony

E59049

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