Estonian Song Festival

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The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928
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XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980
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XXVI Song Festival in 2014
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XXVII Song Festival in 2019

The Estonian Song Festival (Template:Langx, or simply Script error: No such module "Lang".) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.[1] It is held every five years in July, and starting from 1928 always on the same designated site: the Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) in Kadriorg, Tallinn.[2] The joint choir has comprised more than 30,000 singers performing to an audience of 80,000.[2][3]

History

The tradition of the song festival was born along with Estonian national awakening. The first national song festival was held in Tartu in the summer of 1869.[2] One of the organisers of the first song festival was Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In the first three festivals only men's choirs and brass orchestras participated. 822 singers and 56 brass players participated in the first festival. Starting with the fourth festival, mixed choirs were also participating. Starting with the sixth festival in 1896, the festival tradition moved to Tallinn.

The Dance and Gymnastic Festival (part of the first Estonian Games held in 1934) was the predecessor of subsequent Estonian Dance Festivals which are now held, by tradition, at the same time with the Song Festival in Tallinn.[4]

During all the Song Festivals from 1947 to 1985, the Soviet occupation authorities forced Soviet and communist songs into the repertoire. For example, it was mandatory in all events to perform the state anthems of USSR and Estonian SSR, The Internationale, along with songs mandatorily glorifying the Soviet Communist Party and its leaders Lenin and Stalin.[2] Because of the inclusion of children's and boys' choirs the total number of participants rose to 25,000 – 30,000 people.

Since 1990, almost every Song Festival has featured famous Estonian songs "Mu isamaa on minu arm", "Ta lendab mesipuu poole", and the national anthem "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm".

In 2019, the number of visitors to the song festival reached its maximum. Nearly 60,000 tickets were sold from the pre-sale for the XXVII song festival "Minu arm"("My love") concert, and together with the 35,000 singers and musicians participating, a situation had been reached where the pre-sale of tickets was suspended by the decision of the organizers for the safety and security of people.

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Song Festival Museum in Tartu

List of Song Festivals

List of Song Festivals[5]
Song Festival Year Place Choirs Participants
I Song Festival 1869 Tartu 51 845
II Song Festival 1879 Tartu 64 1,272
III Song Festival 1880 Tallinn 48 782
IV Song Festival 1891 Tartu 179 2,700
V Song Festival 1894 Tartu 263 3,951
VI Song Festival 1896 Tallinn 410 5,681
VII Song Festival 1910 Tallinn 527 10,000
VIII Song Festival 1923 Tallinn 386 10,562
IX Song Festival 1928 Tallinn 436 15,049
X Song Festival 1933 Tallinn 500 16,500
XI Song Festival 1938 Tallinn 569 17,501
XII Song Festival 1947 Tallinn 703 25,760
XIII Song Festival 1950 Tallinn 1,106 31,907
XIV Song Festival 1955 Tallinn 893 30,321
XV Song Festival 1960 Tallinn 875 29,273
XVI Song Festival 1965 Tallinn 690 25,806
XVII Song Festival 1969 Tallinn 771 30,230
XVIII Song Festival 1975 Tallinn 641 28,537
XIX Song Festival 1980 Tallinn 627 28,969
XX Song Festival 1985 Tallinn 677 26,437
XXI Song Festival 1990 Tallinn 690 28,922
XXII Song Festival 1994 Tallinn 811 25,802
XXIII Song Festival 1999 Tallinn 856 24,875
XXIV Song Festival 2004 Tallinn 850 22,759
XXV Song Festival 2009 Tallinn 864 26,430
XXVI Song Festival 2014 Tallinn 1,046[6] 33,025[6]
XXVII Song Festival 2019 Tallinn 1,020 32,302
XXVIII Song Festival 2025 Tallinn 990 31,027
XXIX Song Festival 2028 Tallinn N/A N/A

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ a b c d Estonian Song and Dance Celebrations Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation
  3. ↑ Lauluväljakul oli teisel kontserdil 110 000 inimest (110,000 people in the Song Festival Grounds during the second concert. In Estonian). Delfi
  4. ↑ Dance Festival – Invented Tradition? Template:Webarchive by Marika Plakso. Estonian Institute
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ a b Uudiskirjad Template:Webarchive. Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA.

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