Saengerfest
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 170 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5117-5320-1
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saengerfest, also Sangerbund-Fest, Sangerfeste, or Sangerfest, meaning singer festival, is a competition of Sangerbunds, or singer groups, with prizes for the best group or groups. Participants number in the hundreds and thousands, and the fest is usually accompanied by a parade and other celebratory events. The sangerfest is most associated with the Germanic culture, and the music selection is usually that of German composers. It's origins trace back to 19th Century Europe, popularized in part by university students who chose the art form to make political statements. A less politicized version of the tradition was brought to the North American continent by European emigrants in the same century. In the early part of the 20th Century, sangerfest celebrations drew devotees in the tens of thousands, and included some United States Presidents among their audiences. Sangerbunds are still active in communities with Germanic heritage. Данное...