Georgian polyphony

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intangible cultural heritage polyphonic singing tradition traditional vocal music style

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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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Georgian polyphonic singing 2
Georgian Orthodox chant 1
Georgian folk ensembles 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
polyphonic singing tradition ⓘ
traditional vocal music style ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Georgia ⓘ
culturalOrigin Georgians ⓘ
surface form: Georgian people
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 ⓘ
Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Guria polyphony

Imereti polyphony ⓘ
Kartli-Kakheti polyphony ⓘ
Khevsureti ⓘ
surface form: Khevsureti polyphony

Racha polyphony ⓘ
Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Samegrelo polyphony

Svaneti polyphony ⓘ
Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tusheti polyphony
influenced contemporary Georgian choral music ⓘ
some Western choral composers ⓘ
language Georgian language ⓘ
surface form: Georgian
performedBy church choirs ⓘ
professional folk ensembles ⓘ
village community choirs ⓘ
preservedBy Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Georgian folk ensembles

ethnomusicologists ⓘ
local cultural institutions ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
relatedTo Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Georgian Orthodox chant

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kartlians → culturalTradition → Georgian polyphony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian polyphonic singing
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guria polyphony
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samegrelo polyphony
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tusheti polyphony
Guria → hasUNESCOIntangibleHeritage → Georgian polyphony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian polyphonic singing
Svans → musicTradition → Georgian polyphony ⓘ
Georgian polyphony → preservedBy → Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian folk ensembles
Georgian polyphony → relatedTo → Georgian polyphony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian Orthodox chant
Guria → traditionalMusicStyle → Georgian polyphony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gurian polyphony