Music in Fratanica

The music in Fratanica highlights a wide range of music genres. Much of the traditional music of Fratanica have come from poetry songs, hymns, and shamanistic music of before the 18th century under Scerian, Uccosan, and Atsali peoples. This traditional music still has pertinence today, through localized cultural festivities and gatherings. The late 18th and early 19th century saw a shift towards romantic classical music, led by various romanticist composers and music writers. Today, contemporary genres such as rock music, sentimental ballad, and pop music, has produced many prominent songwriters and artists.

Traditional music

Scerian music

Scerian music is characterized as proto-opera type music, with chants.

Uccosan music

Uccosan music, due to polytheistic religious practices, often involved themes of religion and folklore. Instruments such as the fiddle, snare drum, and vessel flute were used in order to reflect their devotion to their shamanic religious practices, and explore different parts of their mythology.

Classical music

The advent of classical music came from increasing open trade between the various nation-states and the outside world, which introduced global music trends to the various states. Romanticist and opera music became used in royal courts and private gatherings. Over time, this style of music became favored in the different nations by rulers and higher social classes, which would significantly drown out nation-based traditional music.

Contemporary music

Today, the genres of rock, hip hop, pop, and electronic music have become popular with many Fratanicans. Traditional music from historical dynasties and republics still holds its place in Fratanican music today, through cultural celebrations and reenactments.