Korobeiniki
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thumb|upright=1.3|A song book cover, 1900 "Korobeiniki" () is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells the story of a meeting between a korobeinik (peddler) and a girl, describing their haggling over goods in a metaphor for seduction. Outside Russia, "Korobeiniki" is widely known as the '''Tetris theme''' tune.
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- Russian folk song
- Lyrics by
- Nikolay Nekrasov
- Image
- Коробейники.jpg
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- Korobeiniki
- Commons category
- Korobeiniki
- publication date
- 1850-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Melody
- Lyrics sample
- Arrangements of the song
- ''Tetris''
- Other adaptations and versions
- Notes
- References
thumb|upright=1.3|A song book cover, 1900 "Korobeiniki" () is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells the story of a meeting between a korobeinik (peddler) and a girl, describing their haggling over goods in a metaphor for seduction. Outside Russia, "Korobeiniki" is widely known as the '''Tetris theme' tune.
The song "Korobeiniki" is based on the poem of the same name by Nikolay Nekrasov, which was first printed in the Sovremennik'' magazine in 1861. Its increasing tempo and the dance style led to it quickly becoming a popular Russian folk song. Early musical compositions of the song were published by and Alexander N. Chernyavsky (Чернявский, Александр Николаевич) in 1898. Varvara Panina made gramophone records of the song with several recording companies in 1905 and later.
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