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Viljandi Folk Music Festival
Andres AnissimovC. R. Jakobson Gymnasium
Supervisor Tiia Pukk
Viljandi 2010
Folk Music Festival
• 18 years ago
• The creator-Ando Kiviberg
• The ideas– to introduce Estonian
traditional music – to get acquainted with the
music of different countries
Ando Kiviberg
Photo: Lauri Alver (“Sakala”)
The First Festival
• May 15, 1993
• 7 performers, all locals
• Lasted one day
• Decided to do it again
• The “Noorte moosekantide selts” was created
1994 -1996• A special fair for buying and repairing
instruments• Since 1996 the festival has lasted 4 days• Media interest• Music workshops
Untsakad in the year 1994 Photo: http://www.untsakad.ee
5th festival
• Acoustic concerts indoors
• Zither, violin, bagpipe and concertina music
• 50 concerts
zither bagpipe concertina
Photo: http://civilization.ca Photo: http://kultuur.info Photo: http://okidoki.ee
6th festival• The audience 18,000 people
• The first Internet concerts
• Concerts were heard all over the world
• Concerts were given in the county
Kukerpillid Photo: http://www.folk.ee
7th festival• August Pulst’s 110th
birthday:– a keeper of Estonian
musical heritage
• Ingliska-festival dance– Originates from Great
Britain
August Pulst in the year 1914
Photo: http://www. bioneer.ee
• A tribute to the Estonian composer Veljo Tormis
• Choir music
• Labajalg - the festival dance
8th festival
Veljo TormisPhoto: http://www.eesti.ca
2001-2003
• Concerts given in autumn
• Zither-the theme of the 10th festival
• The next theme-singing and voice
• Runic songs and folk songs
Metsatöll
Photo http://metalship.org
12th festival• The theme-pipes and whistles• Estonian folk instruments:
– fife– horn– shepherd’s pipe – bagpipe
Photos: http://www.folk.ee
13th festival• Bowed instruments
• Instruments played in Estonia:– violin– bowed harp – bladder instrument – viola– cello– double bass
Bladder instrument
Photo: http://www.folk.ee
14th festival• All accordion-type
instruments
• August Teppo:– the most famous Estonian
concertina maker – made 120-200 instruments– 30 in existence right now
August TeppoPhoto http://www.folk.ee
2007-2008
• Main theme-runic song
• Tributed to stringed instruments
• Guitar-currently the most popular stringed instrument in Estonia
Olavi KõrrePhoto: http://www.hot.ee/olavikorre/
Pärimusmuusika Ait
• Opened in March 2008
• The centre of folk music and folk music festival
Photo: http://www.folk.ee
17th festival
• The theme-solo
• A tribute to the mastery of musicians playing certain instruments.
Ellika ja Solo Zetod
Photos: http://www.folk.ee
2010
• The next festival-July 22-25
• Theme-"Dance Breaks out from Within!"
• XVIII festival
Photos: http://www.folk.ee
Conclusion
• The Folk Music Festival has a long tradition
• Has introduced the music of different countries
• It has made Viljandi popular all over the world
• Is a very important cultural event
Used Materials
• http://www.folk.ee
• http://www.folk.ee/festival
• http://www.rahvamuusika.ee
• http://sakala.ajaleht.ee
Thank you for listening!