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THE FOLK MUSIC OF GEORGIA

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A talk by Matts Arnberg and Ernst Emsheimer (with recorded illustrations) on the folk music of Georgia. one of the republics of the U.S.S.R.
Script translated by G. L. Knyvett
Read by Alec Robertson
The chief characteristic of Georgian folk music is the use of polyphony, which has been known in the Caucasus since about A.D. 900.

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Talk By:
Matts Arnberg
Talk By:
Ernst Emsheimer
Translated By:
G. L. Knyvett
Read By:
Alec Robertson

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