Music of Epirus (Greece)
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Music of Epirus (Greece)
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The music of Epirus, in Epirus, northwestern Greece, present to varying degree in the rest of Greece and the islands, contains folk songs that are mostly pentatonic and polyphonic, characterized as relaxed, gentle and exceptionally beautiful, and sung by both male and female singers. Distinctive songs include lament songs (mirolóyia), shepherd's songs (skáros) and drinking songs. The clarinet is the most prominent folk instrument in Epirus, used to accompany dances, mostly slow and heavy, like t
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2024-04-18T06:08:48Z
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