Music of Brunant

The Music of Brunant has been around for hundreds of years and has been influenced by many peoples and styles. Early music was influenced by Arabic sounds and instruments, and later on also by Spanish music of the 13th-15th century. Due to hundreds of years of influences, Brunanter music is very diverse; it can range from traditional Jitanèses to techno and folk-pop in the contemporary age.

Jitanès
Jitanès music is the core of Barzuna music. It was historically influenced by music of the Jota, the Flamenco and Spanish Folias. There are two styles to the Jitanès: the Jitanès largo and the Jitanès-a-dos. The largo is a slow, sorrowful variation which is usually sung and accompanied by the guitar, mandola and the accordion. Unlike the Largo, the Jitanès-a-dos is a faster music with no lyrics, but intended as a fast couples dance.

The Jitanès became a more popular music in the early 20th century, no doubt influenced by Miquel Serra. Though he died young, Serra got Brunant hooked on Jitanès and Jazz-Jitanès and toured Europe and North America. Other musicians from this period began experimenting with Jazz and Jazz manouche, as Django Reinhardt began doing so in France. A major contemporary Jitanès musician is Jospier Ricard, who uses the accordion for most of his work. Jitana Electrica is one of the more popular and well known groups, which makes Jitanès music combined with electronic and electroswing sounds.

Classical music
Brunanter classical music was heavily inspired by Spanish, Italian and German compositions of the 18th and 19th century. 18th century and older music was influenced by Spanish sounds; many Brunanter classics were based on La Folia, but by the 1800s drew influences from Brahms, Beethoven and other German and Italian composers. The greatest Brunanter composer was Georg Ludvík Telemann (1838-1890), who was actually never a Brunanter himself. Among his work is the piece Grijzestad Symphonie, which was a dramatic piece. A 20th century composer who experimented with "popular music" was Eugeni Tozins. Of Lithuanian origin, he brought a revival of classic orchestra music in the 1920s. In the late 1900s and early 21st century, classical music has fallen in popularity but is still around. Opera singer Lilian Henderson is leading a "classical renaissance".

Ye-ye
The Yeye movement started in Brunant in the late 1950s, inspired by popular American music (originally the twist), as well as Spanish and French pop. One of the earliest musicians of this genre was Joey Warner (1940-2011), who introduced the twist to Brunant in 1963. But, the majority of singers in this genre were girls, known as poppies (for pop music); they were characterized as being born in the mid-late 40's and having a young teen look. Anyone could become a famous yeye singer if they had looks and connections (some where even known for performing sexual acts in order to be given a contract). Notable singers included: Yeye music fell out of favor in the late 1960s and early 1970s as other music forms were introduced.
 * Anna Lindbergs
 * Martine Pender
 * Jayne Bell
 * Vic Manley