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A daina or tautas dziesma is a traditional form of music or poetry from Latvia. Lithuanian dainas share common traits with them, but have been more influenced by European folk song traditions. Latvian dainas often feature drone vocal styles and pre-Christian themes and legends, and can be accompanied by musical instruments such as the Baltic zithers ( kokle). Dainas tend to be very short (usually four-liners) and are usually in a trochaic or a dactylic metre.
Daina (literally: song) was a Lithuanian cultural organization promoting Lithuanian folk traditions and songs.
During the Lithuanian national revival, several organizations committed to promoting and maintaining Lithuanian folk traditions were formed. The most prominent of these was Daina, formed by composer Juozas Naujalis in 1899. Daina was registered with the Russian government in 1905, with the official purpose of being a church choir. Singers from Daina traveled across Lithuania, singing and communicating with like-minded Lithuanians.
Daina's staging of America in the Bath-House and the choir's performance of several nationalist songs was a great cultural event that gave momentum to the nationalist movement, and Daina spread across the country. Violinist Mykolas Leškevičius was a part of Daina during this time.
After suppression by the German authorities in 1915, Daina ceased all activities. Only a year later, however, Naujalis and Stasys Šimkus revitalized the society. Opera singers like Antanas Sodeika and Kipras Petrauskas performed during this time.
Daina may refer to:
- Daina (Latvia), Latvian folksong
- Daina (Lithuania), Lithuanian folksong
- Daina (name), Latvian and Lithuanian female given name
- Daina (organization), Lithuanian cultural organization that functioned in (1899-1915)
- Daina (organization), Name of Polish Sailing Team from Mragowo founded in 2009
Daina is the traditional name of vocal folk music in the Baltic languages, and is preserved in Lithuania and Latvia. Lithuanian dainos (literally, "songs") are often noted not only for their mythological content, but also for relating historical events.
Most Lithuanian folk music is based around various types of dainos, which include romantic songs, wedding songs, as well as work songs, and archaic war songs. These dainos are performed either solo, or in groups, and in parallel chords or unison. There are three ancient styles of singing in Lithuania connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, multi-voiced homophony, heterophony and polyphony. Monophony mostly occurs in southern ( Dzūkija), southwest ( Suvalkija) and eastern ( Aukštaitija) parts of Lithuania. Multi-voiced homophony is widespread in the entire Lithuania; it is most archaic in the western part ( Samogitia). Polyphonic songs are common in the renowned sutartinės tradition of Aukštaitija, occurring only sporadically in other regions. A large number of Lithuanian dainos are performed in the minor key.
Parts of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring are based on Lithuanian dainos, as are works by Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis.
Daina is a Latvian and Lithuanian given name and may refer to:
- Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born 1965), Lithuanian Olympic shooting champion
- Daina Taimiņa (born 1954), Latvian mathematician
Category:Latvian feminine given names
Daina is a female vocal developed for Vocaloid 4 by Zero-G Ltd and the female counterpart to fellow male vocal Dex.The voice sampled for her vocal was Vocaloid producer and illustrator "AkiGlancy", who previously had done the artwork for Avanna.