Slovakia is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine.
Slovak Musical Instruments
Two of the most iconic musical instruments in Slovakia are the large wind instruments called fujara and the trombita.
The fujara is inscribed in the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (2008). It is an overtone fipple flute that can be up to 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) long,
The trombita was inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage of Slovakia in November 2017. It is a horn up to 6 meters (19 feet) long.
Multipart singing of Horehronie
The Multipart Singing of Horehronie was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2017. The vocal style comprises a variable solo melody of pre-singing and more static choir responses. The singing concludes in interwoven parallel melodies with rich variations.
The keepers and practitioners of this musical genre are residents of villages in central Slovakia as well as the wider public, and the singing is perceived as a characteristic local phenomenon.
The tradition is transferred from generation to generation and via informal education, and keepers support the element by practicing it and using it in regular cross-generational exchange.
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