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How norwegian folk music has changed
Folk music in Norway can fall into another 2 categories based on where the locals live.Sami is a very vocal music that focuses one a specific style called joik.its sound can be compared to chanting of some First Nation cultures.North Germanic vocal and instrumental music includes ballads and short,mostly improvised songs.Work songs hymns and sagas are also popular.Here is an instrumental North Germanic music
Today there is an electronic use of the instruments and the music.There are more young people in Norway now taking greater interest of the old traditions and learning to sing in the old style.Many people are learning the old folk music and also coming up with new ideas.Many artists today are combining metal music with folk music and it is becoming extremely popular in Norway.One composer now plays the bukkehorn and the saxophone.Overall today's artists and musicians from Norway have fused together the modern metal music with their old traditions.
There is two types of Norwegian folk music.
Instrumental and vocal.As a rule only instrumental music is dance music.Dances are usually preformed by couples though there is several solo dances.Unlike most cultures there is very little ceremonial musics and dances.The dance melodies have either 2 beats called gangar or 3 beats called springar.
Folk music instruments from Norway include, bukkehorns (goat horn), harpeleik (chorded zither),
langeleik (box dulcimer),
lur (an older, trumpet-like instrument),
seljefløyte, a willow flute,
tungehorn and Melhus (clarinets),
and munnharpe.One of the most common instrument is a Hardanger fiddle that looks and sounds like the modern violin dating back to 1700's
Historically Norwegian music was influenced by christian culture but that music was mixed in with mythical and fairy tale beliefs.This type of Folk music was vary limited and the main purpose was for entertaining and dancing