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A popular Nithish folk instrument is the ''kautil'', a 5 string harp resembling the Finnish kantele but with movable bridges. Songs are mostly pentatonic with minor pitch variations on each note and these are played on the kautil by pressing the strings on the other side of the bridge. It's mentioned in the Nithish epic ''Kalewasluxu''. | A popular Nithish folk instrument is the ''kautil'', a 5 string harp resembling the Finnish kantele but with movable bridges. Songs are mostly pentatonic with minor pitch variations on each note and these are played on the kautil by pressing the strings on the other side of the bridge. It's mentioned in the Nithish epic ''Kalewasluxu''. | ||
Vocal and choral music is extremely popular in Nithland, so much so that Nithland is often called " | Vocal and choral music is extremely popular in Nithland, so much so that Nithland is often called "vėnjecema" (the land of song). Choral composition is a very rich tradition and many public figures in Nithland are also choral composers and songwriters, an example being the current prime minister of Nithland, Wėnima Vriyaszūnu. | ||
==Famous composers== | ==Famous composers== | ||
*Lēzne Ađrastukte | *Lēzne Ađrastukte | ||