The Role of The Phenomenon of Joint Singing in the Development of National Identity in Estonia

Autor: Inge Raudsepp, Maie Vikat
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 29:1312-1319
ISSN: 1877-0428
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.368
Popis: In today‘s globalizing world it is difficult for a small nation to keep its national identity. Changes in Estonian society have raised a question about the influence of joint singing on the development of national identity from the perspective of music education. The aim of this study is to find out the influence of joint singing on the development of Estonian national identity during various social formations, taking a cultural-historical perspective. The study relies on the hermeneutic approach which views types of joint singing during different periods in history. By means of comparative analysis the trends of the content and developmental tendencies of joint singing in the years 1962 − 2011 are investigated. The study reveals that joint singing still serves the functions as a consolidator of Estonian national identity and has had an important role in its development, consolidation and survival in the past.
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