Russian classical composers and performers surely took its place among the most famous artists. Russian unsurpassed opera gave the world such talented composers as Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and many others. Furthermore, a great number of Russian opera singers are renowned all over the world.

This extensive layer of musical culture is build up from folk art of numerous Russian ethnic groups. Russian folk music evolved throughout many centuries. The origins of some musical pieces can be traced back to the period over 1000 years ago.

Russian folk music developed from choral singing, songs and dances. All spheres of people’s life and all periods of history found its reflection in it (Russia is a large and culturally diverse country).

Russian pop-music is divided into huge number of different genres.

Among them are pop-singers, rock bands (performing “heavy” kind of music) and rap- singers.

Another alternative style was renamed from “punk” music into “Russian punk”. Unlike the traditional style, “Russian punk” is much more popular. Sad news is that many leaders of punk culture passed away.

Various composers have their own view of life and human’s role in the world. Such views found its reflection in a certain musical direction, referred as “not for everybody”.

First of all, people speak of bard music or songs performed by its author. Vladimir Vysotsky, who is eternally loved by millions of people, was the most famous representative of bard music.

Children songs are quite memorable, didactic, funny and always very kind.

There are a lot of other styles in Russian music. For example, choral singing.

Once choral singing was widely spread, but now it is successfully developing within the style of Russian church music. Methods of Russian choral singing made a huge contribution into the development of choral singing techniques: