Music of Switzerland

Music Of Switzerland

Switzerland has long had a distinct cultural identity, despite its diversity of German, French, Italian, Romansh and other ethnicities. Religious and folk music dominated the country until the 17th century, with growth in production of other kinds of music occurring slowly.

Read more about Music Of Switzerland:  Classical Music, Folk Music

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