Varushka music - Revision history

Twiggy at 09:03, 25 October 2025

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	====War Songs====		====War Songs====
	* [[Mother Varushka Goes to War]] A rousing battle song.		* [[Mother Varushka Goes to War]] - A rousing battle song.
	* [[Brave Varushka Forth]]		* [[Brave Varushka Forth]]
	* [[Marching song]] - medium difficulty		* [[Marching song]] - medium difficulty
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	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====
	Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, or a hammered dulcimer if you've got one. Music is drawn from [Romani_music~~#Romania~~ Romani music], klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale.		Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, or a hammered dulcimer if you've got one. Music is drawn from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_music Romani music], klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale.

	[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them		[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them

Twiggy at 19:36, 24 October 2025

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	===Commonly known songs===		===Commonly known songs===
	* [[Marching song]] This simple melody has echoed wherever the Varushkan army has fought - the night before battle, on the way to the battlefield and accompanying them home in victory or defeat. Often led by one singer with everyone joining in the chorus.		* [[Marching song]] - This simple melody has echoed wherever the Varushkan army has fought - the night before battle, on the way to the battlefield and accompanying them home in victory or defeat. Often led by one singer with everyone joining in the chorus.
	* [[Wardens of Varushka]] A popular song often sung while warding villages and camps at dusk.		* [[Wardens of Varushka]] - A popular song often sung while warding villages and camps at dusk.
	* [[Raise up your glass to Varushka]] The toasting tradition in Varushka is a huge part of their culture. Here is a famous musical toast.		* [[Raise up your glass to Varushka]] - The toasting tradition in Varushka is a huge part of their culture. Here is a famous musical toast.
	* [[Mother Varushka Goes to War]] A rousing battle song.		* [[Mother Varushka Goes to War]] - A rousing battle song.
	* [[The Beast of Volgadurn]] A cautionary poem for monster hunters, often recited rhythmically and dynamically, and accompanied by stamping feet and clapping.		* [[The Beast of Volgadurn]] - A cautionary poem for monster hunters, often recited rhythmically and dynamically, and accompanied by stamping feet and clapping.
	* [[One More Vodka]] - drinking song.		* [[One More Vodka]] - drinking song.
	* [[Hearth and Home]] - nostalgic travelling song, easy		* [[Hearth and Home]] - nostalgic travelling song, easy

Hailmur: /* Instrumentation and tunes */

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Instrumentation and tunes

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	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====
	Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, or a hammered dulcimer if you've got one! Music is drawn from ~~Eastern European gypsy~~ music, klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale.		Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, or a hammered dulcimer if you've got one. Music is drawn from [Romani_music#Romania Romani music], klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale.

	[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them		[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them

Hailmur: /* Instrumentation and tunes */

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Instrumentation and tunes

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	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====
	Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, hammered dulcimer if you've got one! Music is drawn from Eastern European gypsy music, klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale. ~~[http://www.manchesterklezmer.org/pages_history_musicology/what_is_klezmer_scales.html More info on klezmer scales.]~~		Violins, accordions, reeded woodwind, or a hammered dulcimer if you've got one! Music is drawn from Eastern European gypsy music, klezmer, or any fast tunes written in a klezmer scale.

	[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them		[[Varushkan rhythms]] - and how to do them

Hailmur: /* Further examples */

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Further examples

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	====Other Songs & Poems (unsorted)====		====Other Songs & Poems (unsorted)====
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	* [[Rubies on the Snow]]		* [[Rubies on the Snow]]
	* [[The Beast of Volgadurn]] - poem about a monster		* [[The Beast of Volgadurn]] - poem about a monster
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	*[[Three Wardens]]		*[[Three Wardens]]
	*[[The Rusalka]]		*[[The Rusalka]]
	*[[Ballad of the Stzena]]		*[[Ballad of the Stzena]]</div>

	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====

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Other Songs & Poems (unsorted)

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	*[[Three Wardens]]		*[[Three Wardens]]
	*[[The Rusalka]]		*[[The Rusalka]]
			*[[Ballad of the Stzena]]

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Other Songs & Poems (unsorted)

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	*[[The Brewer's Lesson]]		*[[The Brewer's Lesson]]
	*[[Three Wardens]]		*[[Three Wardens]]
			*[[The Rusalka]]

	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====

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Further examples

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	* [[Wardens of Varushka]] - easy call and response song (3 part harmony optional)		* [[Wardens of Varushka]] - easy call and response song (3 part harmony optional)
	* [[Day Song and Night Song]] - two songs that are commonly used for warding as night falls.		* [[Day Song and Night Song]] - two songs that are commonly used for warding as night falls.
			* [[A Song of Hospitality]]

	====Funeral Songs====		====Funeral Songs====
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	*[[Lord of Winter]]		*[[Lord of Winter]]
	*[[The Brewer's Lesson]]		*[[The Brewer's Lesson]]
			*[[Three Wardens]]

	====Instrumentation and tunes====		====Instrumentation and tunes====

Hailmur: /* Our sources */

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Our sources

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	===Our sources===		===Our sources===
	Georgian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Moravian and Bulgarian folk as well as traditional Russian songs. ~~Artists: Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir; Georgian Voices; Northern Harmony, Kitka, [www.youtube.com/user/yaleslavicchorus Yale Slavic Chorus]~~		Georgian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Moravian and Bulgarian folk as well as traditional Russian songs.

	~~Here is a~~ [https://www.youtube.com/~~watch~~?~~v=kfGBBJ0aRTg&list=PL81CD62F1C0F398B1&feature~~=~~plpp_play_all youtube playlist~~] ~~of appropriate or inspiring music.~~		Artists: Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir; Georgian Voices; Northern Harmony, Kitka, [https://www.youtube.com/user/yaleslavicchorus?cbrd=1 Yale Slavic Chorus]

	[[Category:Varushka Music]]		[[Category:Varushka Music]]
	[[Category:Music]]		[[Category:Music]]
	{{Varushka Links}}		{{Varushka Links}}

Hailmur: /* Commonly known songs */

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Commonly known songs

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	* [[Song to Keep the Dark Away]] - a.k.a. the oompah song		* [[Song to Keep the Dark Away]] - a.k.a. the oompah song
	* [[Day Song and Night Song]] - two songs that are commonly used for warding as night falls.		* [[Day Song and Night Song]] - two songs that are commonly used for warding as night falls.
	* [[Feast of the Loom]] - most vales have a version of a song that is sung at the [~~http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/~~Varushka_culture_and_customs#The_Feast_of_the_Loom Feast of the Loom]~~. Here is one version.~~		* [[Feast of the Loom]] - most vales have a version of a song that is sung at the [[Varushka_culture_and_customs#The_Feast_of_the_Loom\|Feast of the Loom]]

	====A musical tradition====		====A musical tradition====