Esperanto music
Encyclopedia
Esperanto music is music
written, recorded, and performed in Esperanto
, a constructed language
used for international communication
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Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
written, recorded, and performed in Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
, a constructed language
Constructed language
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally...
used for international communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
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Classical music
- Lou HarrisonLou HarrisonLou Silver Harrison was an American composer. He was a student of Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, and K. P. H. Notoprojo Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer. He was a student of Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, and K. P. H. Notoprojo Lou Silver Harrison...
, who incorporated styles and instruments from many world cultures in his music, used Esperanto titles and/or texts in several of his works, most notably La Koro-Sutro (1973). - David GainesDavid Gaines (composer)David Gaines is an American composer of contemporary classical music.He grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and was a euphonium and bass trombone player in both bands and orchestras , a backgroundthat enabled him in later years, as a composer, to champion solo opportunities for low brass...
used Esperanto texts for his Symphony No. 1 (Esperanto) for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1994-98) and Povas plori mi ne plu (I Can Cry No Longer) for unaccompanied SATB choir (1994).
Bands
- La Mondanoj
- KajtoKajtoKajto is a musical group from the Netherlands, more specifically the province of Friesland, whose lyrics are written in Esperanto. Kajto primarily produces Frisian folklore music, folk dance music and canons. Their 1989 album "Flugdrako" was the first Esperanto music album to be produced on CD...
- PersonePersonePersone is a rock trio from Stockholm, Sweden whose songs are sung in Esperanto, formed in late February and early March 1986 by Martin Wiese, Borje Lund, Bertilo Wennergren, and Per Ola Axelsson...
- DolchamarDolchamarDolchamar is a Finnish rock band that performs in the language Esperanto. It was formed in 1999 in London by Patrik Austin after his departure from Punaiset Messiaat, and instantly signed by the French Vinilkosmo record company, but now resides in Finland...
- Merlin
- FreundeskreisFreundeskreisFreundeskreis also known as FK, was a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, whose songs were in German but also in English, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Herre, Don Philippe and DJ Friction....
Musicians and singers
- Kim J. HenriksenKim J. HenriksenKim Jan Henriksen - is a Danish Esperantist singer-musician. From his Polish-born mother Bogumiła Maria Henriksen and Danish-born father Kai L. Henriksen he learned Esperanto as a child, becoming prominent in the Esperanto youth movement and in the world of Esperanto rock music in the 1980s and...
- Montagu C. ButlerMontagu C. ButlerMontagu Christie Butler, was a British academic, librarian and musician. A winner of several prizes at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he was a harpist and a versatile music teacher skilled in playing various musical instruments, as well as a teacher of voice and of musical composition.He...
- Raymond SchwartzRaymond SchwartzRaymond Schwartz , was a French banker and Esperanto author who wrote many poems and novels in Esperanto, as well as skits which he directed for Parisian Esperanto cabarets.-Biography:...
- Lou HarrisonLou HarrisonLou Silver Harrison was an American composer. He was a student of Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, and K. P. H. Notoprojo Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer. He was a student of Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, and K. P. H. Notoprojo Lou Silver Harrison...
- Jean-Marc LeclercqJean-Marc LeclercqJean-Marc Leclercq is a French singer and Esperantist from Toulouse. The former singer of the group Les Rosemary’s Babies who published two CDs with the French record production company Boucherie et Willins Production, he holds the Guinness Record for singing rock and traditional songs in over 22...
- Bertilo WennergrenBertilo WennergrenBertilo Wennergren [VEN-er-gren] , born 4 October 1956, is a Swedish Esperantist currently living in Seoul, South Korea...
Songs
- "La EsperoLa Espero"La Espero" is a poem written by L. L. Zamenhof , the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal march composed by Félicien Menu de Ménil...
" - "Ĉiu, ĉiu, ĉiu, ĉiu"
- "Ĉu vi pretas?"
- "Liza pentras bildojn"
- "The Crystal Theme" from the opening of Final Fantasy XIFinal Fantasy XI, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG developed and published by Square as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002...
("Memoro de la Ŝtono")
Events and projects
- Vinilkosmo kompil'Vinilkosmo kompil'The Vinilkosmo kompil' 1 and Vinilkosmo kompil' 2 are compilation albums made up of pop, rock, and folk music in Esperanto. They are named after the Vinilkosmo production company.-Track listing Vol 1:*#Ĵomart kaj Nataŝa: Papago...
- Kolekto 2000Kolekto 2000Kolekto 2000 is a series of Esperanto albums from the Vinilkosmo record label, including music from spring 1998 to 2000. The aim was to create a series of ten albums of different Esperanto artists.Albums in the Series:...
- Esperanto Subgrunde kompil'Esperanto Subgrunde kompil'Esperanto Subgrunde kompil is a compilation album of Vinilkosmo out of France and the la Blua Papilio out of Brazil.Its 66 minutes of Esperanto punk rock contains music from 15 groups...
External links
- Vinilkosmo - Online shop for Esperanto music
- La Muse Dancejo - webradio broadcasting 24/7 esperanto songs on SHOUTcast Radio
- Music Panorama