cittern and shawm. At the beginning of the 19th century, Swiss folk music was largely performed by ensembles made of itinerant musicians and solo acts using...
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first entered Switzerland in the 1950s, as a series of American musicians popularized the style internationally. The first Swiss rock band of note were Les...
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to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory...
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Music of Serbia Music of Slovakia Music of Slovenia Music of Switzerland Yodeling Nordic/Scandinavian States Nordic folk music Music of Denmark Danish...
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The Swiss Hitparade (‹See Tfd›German: Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles...
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The Swiss Music Awards (SMA) is Switzerland's largest award ceremony for music, and serves to promote the national music scene and showcase its cultural...
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The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages...
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in Switzerland UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland Art in Switzerland Cinema of Switzerland Literature of Switzerland Music of Switzerland Theatre...
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Romansh: Psalm Svizzer, [ˈ(p)salm ˈʒviːtser]) is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808–1854). Since then...
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In 2005, Swiss music began to chart climb significantly. Audiences saw many chart debuts from both Swiss and international acts and saw two novelty songs...
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