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Games

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Musical instruments and sounds
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Musical instruments and categories
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The lyrics got mixed up
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Music boxes
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As if it were yesterday
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Bang - bang - bang - boom

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Musical Instruments

In the North Aegean islands (Lesvos, Lemnos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria), orchestras were very common. Initially, in the late 19th century, they consisted of many musicians, who were professional or semi-professional, specialised in the instruments they played.
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Repertoire

In the islands of the northeastern Aegean, music has been influenced by the tradition of Asia Minor. Since the 18th century, Lesvos in particular, maintained close connections with Smyrna and Constantinople (modern day Istanbul), exporting olive oil and soap to these regions.
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Song subjects

From the late 19th century, the music culture of the islands of the North Aegean was influenced by the music of Asia Minor, and the musical practices are similar. The songs have as their subject either the "cycle of time or the "cycle of life".
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Events

Music and singing were integral parts of life for the inhabitants of the North Aegean islands, permeating both everyday life and special occasions. Births, marriages, and deaths as well as religious festivals and seasonal celebrations reflecting the cycles of life, were consistently accompanied by music and song.