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Mass song
Mass song ( Massovaya pesnya) was a genre of Soviet music that was widespread in the Soviet Union. A mass song was written by a professional or amateur composer for individual or chorus singing and
Characteristics#
Musical characteristics of a mass song ensured easy comprehension and performance by non-professional “masses”. A mass song is typically an alternating sequence of four-line stanzas and refrains in a non-sophisticated musical form which employed most common vocal register. Typically these songs are of optimistic or heroic character, written in the form of a march. A significant number of mass songs were film soundtracks and later on TV movie soundtracks, sports songs and patriotic marches written for important anniversaries.
Notable mass songs#
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See also#
- Soviet propaganda music during the Cold War
- Revolutionary song
- Genre family
- Popular music