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Music in Albania is born in antiquity. The first witnesses
of musical creations are seen in Ilyrian period, when all the
kindsof music are developed.It was so closely connected with
dance,word and instrumental play and it had numerous rhythms
andinstruments, which are still alive in Albanian folk
today. The themes of Ilyrian songs include war, death, labor,
wedding, love, etc.Mrika is the first Albanian opera and it
is composed by PrenkJakova.
For the first time it is shown in 1958 by the amateur
artists of Culture House in Shkodra under the direction of
thecomposer Jakova.
The subject of the work is adapted to thephilosophy of the
time, where a young girl, Mrika, punishes theprejudices and
backward customs.The work is written in a form ofclassical
opera with close musical parts and it is distinguishedfor
the simple and harmonious language, where the
orchestrafollows it.
Halili and Hajria is the first Albanian ballet with three
acts, which served as foundation of national tradition in
ballet. It is based in the drama of the same name of Kol
Jakova, while itschoreographer is Panajot Kanaci, and music
is written by TishDaija. It is put in scene in 1963. Its
subject represents theresistance of the highlanders against
Otoman repression inAlbania of century XVIII.
The Festival of Albanian Light Music in Radio-Television is a national annual activity since 1962. It aims at encouraging
themusical creation in Albania.
Folk Festival of Gjirokastra. It is national manifestation
offolk art, which includes songs, dances, musical
instruments andfolk costumes. The first festival is
organized in 1968 and it isheld once in four years. Folk
Group of Italy's Arberesh and many Albanians abroad took
part in this activity.
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