A story about a musical journey through different countries. Music inspired by travel. The world has become small

The soul soars from place to place,
Enriched with the warmth of hearts,
Love and waves of inspiration
Absorbing in the stream of sounds.
Accordion and flute and sitar
Didgeridoo and guitar
bagpipe, saxophone, organ,
Duduk, piano, drum...
They are all collected in one
The flow of rhythms of words and thoughts,
Incarnated by the soul of the world
The beating of the heart with a secret meaning.

Dear friend, on this page you can listen online or download for free and without registration collection of music "The Soul of the World - a round-the-world musical journey". This collection is special, unusual. Each composition in it carries the color of some country, some musical tradition of the world. Everything the melodies of this collection are charming and sincere, and at the same time very different, like all of us - people living in different countries of the world.

Listening to the collection of music "The Soul of the World - Around the World Musical Journey" you can very good to rest and gain strength get creative and spiritual inspiration. Each melody of this collection draws its own, unique energy pattern. Listening to melody after melody, moving in imagination from one country to another, the soul is filled with the splendor and abundance of the whole world.

This collection is replete with the sounds of various musical instruments- balalaika, violin, organ, accordion, bagpipes, guitar, drum, flute, saxophone, didgeridoo, sitar, harp, duduk ...

We will start our world tour with Tchaikovsky's Russian classics. The first country of our trip will be Greece with its characteristic national motif, then with the organ composition we move to Germany, then an easy walk around Paris, accompanied by french accordion, the Scottish Celtic harp, then Ireland with its bagpipes, further Spanish guitar sing his song. Leaving Europe, we will find ourselves briefly in Africa, where the drums will draw us an endless hot desert. And from there we will be transported to the Caribbean islands, where a living bachata rhythm filled with solar-sea joy.

Further Latin America with Peruvian flute and Mexican motif. Further, tenderness will open to our eyes Hawaiian Islands and the charm of the American saxophone. And then the Australian didgeridoo will envelop with its original sound, after which we are waiting for sweet east— Japan, China, India, Mongolia, Iran. And here is the sound Armenian duduk brings us closer to home and we are back in Russia.

They say that the balalaika is the soul of Russia, in the final composition of our collection the balalaika sounds so stunningly subtle and sensual, which changes the very idea not only of this instrument, but also of the Russian soul.

Have a nice trip!

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Bright pages in the life of many outstanding composers were travels to different countries of the world. The impressions received from the trips inspired the great masters to create new musical masterpieces.

F. Liszt's great journey.

The well-known cycle of piano pieces by F. Liszt is called "The Years of Wanderings". The composer combined in it many works inspired by visits to famous historical and famous cultural places. The beauty of Switzerland was reflected in the musical lines of the plays “At the Spring”, “On the Wallenstadt Lake”, “Thunderstorm”, “Obermann Valley”, “Geneva Bells” and others. During his stay with his family in Italy, Liszt got acquainted with Rome, Florence, and Naples.

F. List. Fountains of Villa Este (with views of the villa)

Piano works inspired by this journey are inspired by Italian Renaissance art. These plays also confirm Liszt's conviction that all arts are closely related. Seeing Raphael's painting "Betrothal", Liszt writes a musical play with the same name, and Michelangelo's severe sculpture by L. Medici inspired the miniature "Thinker".

The image of the great Dante is embodied in the fantasy sonata "After reading Dante." Several plays are united under the heading "Venice and Naples". They are brilliant transcriptions of popular Venetian melodies, including the fiery Italian tarantella.

In Italy, the composer's imagination was struck by the beauty of the legendary 16th-century Este villa, whose architectural complex included a palace and lush gardens with fountains. Liszt creates a virtuoso, romantic play "Fountains of the Villa d. Este", in which one can hear the trembling and flickering of water jets.

Russian composers-travelers.

the founder of the Russian classical music M. I. Glinka managed to visit different countries, including Spain. The composer traveled a lot on horseback through the villages of the country, studying local customs, customs, Spanish musical culture. As a result, the brilliant "Spanish Overtures" were written.

M. I. Glinka. Aragonese jota.

The magnificent Aragonese Jota is based on authentic dance melodies from the province of Aragon. The music of this work is characterized by the brightness of colors, richness of contrasts. Castanets, so typical of Spanish folklore, sound especially impressive in the orchestra.

The cheerful graceful theme of jota breaks into the musical context, after a slow majestic introduction, with brilliance, like a “fountain jet” (according to one of the classics of musicology B. Asafiev), gradually turning into a jubilant stream of unbridled folk fun.

M. I. Glinka Jota of Aragon (with dance)

M.A. Balakirev was delighted with the magical nature of the Caucasus, its legends, and the music of the highlanders. He creates the piano fantasy "Islamey" on the theme of Kabardian folk dance, the romance "Georgian Song", the symphonic poem "Tamara" based on the famous poem by M. Yu. Lermontov, which turned out to be in tune with the composer's intentions. At the heart of Lermontov's poetic creation is the legend of the beautiful and treacherous Queen Tamara, who calls the knights into the tower and dooms them to death.

M. A. Balakirev "Tamara".

The introduction of the poem draws gloomy picture Darial Gorge, and in the central part of the work, bright, full of passion melodies in oriental style sound, revealing the image of the legendary queen. The Poem ends with restrained dramatic music, indicating tragic fate admirers of the crafty Queen Tamara.

The world has become small.

The exotic East attracts C. Saint-Saens to travel, and he visits Egypt, Algeria, South America, Asia. The result of the composer's acquaintance with the culture of these countries was the compositions: the orchestral "Algiers Suite", the fantasy "Africa" ​​for piano and orchestra, "Persian Melodies" for voice and piano.

Composers of the 20th century it was not necessary to shake for weeks in an off-road stagecoach to see the beauties of distant lands. The English musical classic B. Britten in 1956 went on a great journey and visited India, Indonesia, Japan, and Ceylon.

Ballet - a fairy tale "The Prince of Pagodas" was born under the impression of this grand voyage. The story of how the evil daughter of the Emperor Ellin takes the crown from her father, and tries to take the bridegroom from her sister Rosa, is woven from many European fairy tales, interspersed with plots of oriental legends. The charming and noble Princess Rosa is taken by the insidious Jester to the mythical Kingdom of Pagodas, where she is met by the Prince enchanted in the Salamander monster.

A kiss from the princess breaks the spell. The ballet ends with the return to the throne of the father-Emperor and the wedding of Rose with the Prince. The orchestral part of the meeting scene between Rosa and Scamander is full of exotic sounds, reminiscent of a Balinese gamelan.

B. Britten "Prince of Pagodas" (Princess Rose, Scamander and Jester).

in Moscow

“The song helps us build and live…” And a good song prolongs life, strengthens health and improves overall well-being! We invite you to make a wonderful journey through the streets of Moscow in an unusual format of a "singing bus" under the motto "The streets are full of love ..."! The most romantic corners of the beautiful Moscow, a story about love, the sacrament of marriage and the unions of the capital's most stellar couples, and most importantly - the most beloved, sincere, most dear to the heart of a Muscovite songs with a live guitar! It will be a journey of like-minded people - acquaintance with a new, amazing Moscow. This is a unique opportunity to demonstrate your own vocal abilities and such a rare enjoyment of vocals without a backing track! The bonus of our trip is a glass of champagne in the company of new friends…

Price: from 1500 RUB

The streets are full of love... And these are the streets of Moscow!
Everyone knows that a good song prolongs life, strengthens health and improves overall well-being! We invite you to make an absolutely incredible musical journey through the streets, notes and lines of our beautiful Moscow. Author's excursion in the format of a "singing bus" from a professional guide, singer and musician. To the "live" accompaniment of his guitar, we will remember the wonderful lines of the very songs that we all love to perform in good company around the campfire or over a covered festive table. We do not promise a bonfire, but we guarantee you a romantic and festive drinking of champagne, a story about the capital in its magical scenery, choral singing of songs and the most cheerful and light mood!
We are waiting for you at the Square of Stars of Russian Cinema amazing stories of the most famous and stellar couples of the past and present, from the height of the Sparrow Hills we will enjoy magical panoramas and be nourished by the aura of the happiest corner of the capital, on Bolotnaya Square we will walk among the "Trees of Love" and even be able to sit on the unique "bench of reconciliation", raise glasses of champagne and, of course, look at the Arbat - the most romantic street of the capital.
Prepare your own repertoire and bring your favorite songs of all time to life:
1. How many good girls ... (L. Utyosov)
2. Eastern (V. Obodzinsky).
3. Bird of Happiness (N. Gnatyuk)
4. Don't say goodbye to me! (Yu. Antonov)
5. Lilac Mist (V. Markin)
6. Vision girl (M. Leonidov)
7. 17 years old (Tea-f)
8. Eighth grader (Movie)
9. Manchester-Liverpool (L. Leshchenko)
10. Conversation with happiness (from the film "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession")
11. Help me! (from the movie "Diamond Hand")
And many others...Come sing and admire Moscow!

Duration of the tour: 3 hours (approximately)

Cost - 1500 rubles. adult/child

Group gathering at 17:45, departure at 18:00 from metro station Mayakovskaya.
End - st.m. Mayakovskaya.

The tour price includes:

transport service, the work of a professional musician and guide in one person

See also:

• Melody of the Moscow River (with a walk and a romantic dinner to the sounds of a saxophone on a boat)
• According to the notes and lines of the Moscow River (an incredible entertaining and musical journey on the "singing boat", with a romantic dinner)

The information on the site is not a public offer and is informative: for clarification, please contact the managers.

The travel time and duration of the tour are indicative.

On all excursions, you must have a passport with you, for children - a birth certificate.

Foreign citizens must have a migration card with them.

For a group of more than 19 people, a Mercedes, Man, Neoplan, Setra, Yutong, ShenLong bus or equivalent is provided. For a group of up to 19 people, a Mercedes Sprinter minibus or equivalent is provided, the preliminary seating arrangement in the cabin may differ.

Other important conditions for booking excursions.

Music is an integral part of the culture of any nation. It perfectly reflects the character of the nation, its customs, mores and even history.

Let's take a musical tour of our planet and enjoy all kinds of sounds: from African drums to Scottish bagpipes.

Spanish flamenco
The emergence of this passionate and sensual music is associated with the gypsies. Settled along the southern coast of the country in the province of Andalusia, they began to adopt and rethink local musical traditions, such as Moorish, Jewish and Spanish proper. Flamenco was born from this fusion of musical traditions.

Tatar
Tatar songs sound different, but it is the sensual, deep and full of melancholy song performed by Zuli Kamalova that more accurately reflects the Tatar soul.

brazilian samba
Samba is a sensual love story that expresses itself in sound. This is the music that sounds at the most famous Brazilian carnivals in the world. The fast tempo of drums, bongos, triangles and soft guitars, flutes or trumpets won't let anyone stand still.

Indian
Indian mantras are considered as a tool of self-knowledge, which helps to strengthen the will and mind. According to tradition, they are able to heal, prolong life and endow the person pronouncing them with wisdom. This music is ideal for meditation.

Georgian
The guys from the Mgzavrebi group combine traditional Georgian singing and the modern sound of national instruments in their work. Guitar, keyboards, percussion, trumpet, cello, harmonica, backing vocals - wonderful Georgian polyphony. This must be heard.

mexican
Tango from the film "Frida", overflowing with love, despair and longing. Even if you don't understand Spanish, the sadness in Lila Downs' voice will let you feel all the love and pain of the Mexican soul.

Chinese
This music is as beautiful as a lotus flower. Slowly opening up, the sounds of the erhu violin and flute intensify and make thoughts drift far, far away.

African
The Baga are an ethnic group on the northern coast of Guinea. There is an opinion about Baga women that they only listen to music and do not want to dance. But, if they like the sounding melody, they cannot resist and start dancing. Baga Gine is a song about the thirst for dance among the women of Baga.

Scottish
When it comes to the music of Scotland, bagpipes immediately come to mind. According to the Scots, the sounds of bagpipes are similar both to the voices of various animals and to the voice of a person. These sounds are sometimes heard five kilometers from the source of the sound - a distance with which other musical instruments can hardly compete.

Jewish
"Hava Nagila" is probably the most famous Jewish song. Literally, its name translates as "let's rejoice." This song is performed at holidays and is especially popular among Jews. Therefore, many consider it popular.

Tuvan throat singing
Throat singing is a unique kind of art that is inherent only in some peoples of the Sayano-Altai region - Tuvans, Altaians, Mongols, as well as Bashkirs living in the European part of Russia. The uniqueness of this art lies in the fact that the performer extracts two notes at once at the same time, thus creating a kind of two-voice solo.

Caucasian lezginka
Lezginka is the most famous and popular dance among all the peoples of the Caucasus. It captivates and at the same time turns on its rhythm and flaring atmosphere. The music for this dance in terms of atmosphere can be compared with the fighting spirit of warriors before the battle, so strong energy is in it.

Cuban salsa
Traditional salsa music originated in the 60s but only became popular in the 80s in Cuba. Salsa is so ingrained there that it is now considered Cuban folk music.

gypsy
It is easy to distinguish it from other music by the presence of "crying" violins and guitars, and most importantly, by the characteristic tempo, gradually accelerating and leading to a real explosion of feelings and emotions.

Greek
The music for the sirtaki dance is usually mistaken for Greek folk music. But in fact, it was invented by the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in 1964 for the film Zorba the Greek. The Greeks liked the music so much that it immediately began to be considered folk music.

Ukrainian
I know this song for a long time, I listen and I can not hear enough. Incredible strength in this lullaby song performed by the Marenich trio. Soft, like the touch of mother's hands, it penetrates to the depths of the soul and cleanses it, removing everything unnecessary with tears..

Russian
Pelageya shows by personal example that a folk song can be not just the lot of grandmothers on a mound or a drinking polyphony when they sing because “everyone knows it,” but it can be modern. Russian folk motifs in her performance and modern arrangement make the songs close to the Russian people so pleasant to the ear.

first new

The site and the invitation indicate that this is a premiere, and therefore there is a possibility that something else will be slightly improved. And improvements are clearly needed.

The performance is a theatrical concert in which, as stated in the program, MGIET encrypted its history, a chronicle of ethnographic trips around the world, tells and shows parts of the culture of those countries visited by the theater participants.

First I will write about what I did not like.

Huge temporary pieces between musical numbers, during which video materials about the country are shown a little crookedly on a brightly colored backdrop. I understand that the whole team is on stage, and it takes time to change clothes and prepare for the next country. And in the 2nd part, the theme of the road, the image of the journey, became more obvious, when the faces of theater artists on trips began to appear on the screen.

But in the 1st part - it was unbearably tedious (especially Georgia), almost nothing was visible in the flickering of black and white spots on colored spots, andoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolong. This moment seemed unforgivably ill-conceived to me. It was possible to allocate at least 1 artist for this period of time (dressing \ video chronicle) - a living person with a musical instrument on stage would already decorate this hole.

The second point - it seemed to me that in many countries they "did not get into the mood", they did not catch some peculiarity, some personal, specific traits. Let's say - well, Georgian women do not smile with all 150 teeth during choral polyphonic singing. The Spanish dance left a dull impression - in the daughter's Spanish gymnasium, the children danced with more drive than the artists on stage. I really didn’t have enough Spanish temperament (but I didn’t have enough incendiary energy, which this theater always had, for some reason this time it didn’t “light up”).
There were strange costumes in Poland. Only one was similar to what I saw in Krakow in the ethnographic museum, and the rest were strange-looking lace curtains.

The third and last disliked moment: without knowing the language, the humor of the songs is impossible to understand. That is, I see that the song in Polish is about something obviously funny, it's something funny - but what? It seems to me that it would be possible to insert at least short description lyrics of songs that have a clearly expressed plot subtext. The same with the Spanish song.
And with the theatrical performance of Korea. Who are all these masks? What are they doing? Why are they screaming? - in theory, this is the final performance, the most unusual, but half (if not 2/3) of its beauty is lost in a lack of understanding of what is happening on the stage in general.

And one more thing, but perhaps it was such an idea on purpose - the scenery of the stage is too high, it interfered with watching. If this is to interfere with photography, then YES, justified. But if this is just a flaw, then it would be better if the houses were lower, you had to look out from behind them, as from behind a tall spectator sitting in front (and we were sitting in the 1st row).

Now about the good.

The creators of the play did an amazing job. Each one by name. How much labor, time, physical strength, rehearsals, soul invested in this performance - it's hard to imagine.

Judge for yourself: 8 countries, 4 per branch. Georgia, Spain, Poland, Germany, Holland, France, Bulgaria, Korea. For each country - an interesting and complex folk dance (or several) and singing in the language of the country. Plus - an impressive number of national musical instruments, which during this "journey" are played by actors, accompanying the action not with a soundtrack, but with absolutely live music.

Germany shocked and delighted with polyphonic choral singing a cappella. I'm not a musician, but it seemed to me that they sang in 3 or 4 voices - amazing. Just ah. And I liked the Bavarian (Tyrolean?) dances.
Interesting male pole dance in Holland.

Bulgaria is generally the best in this "Musical Journey"! What costumes, ah! Shoes, jewelry, aprons,. The singing is amazing, also complex polyphony. The dance is difficult. All my admiration is for Bulgaria!
Korea would be very nice if they explained what is happening on stage :). It was beautiful, but incomprehensible.

In general, my husband and I liked it, but THIS performance still has room for improvement.