music festival

...A general term for an event in which concerts and opera performances are held intensively over a certain period of time. Names synonymous with the English "music festival" are found in other languages, but some events have names that mean "music week," "festival week," "festival performance," "musical days," etc. The origins of music festivals can be traced back to medieval singing contests between minstrels, but the form that is commonly held today was created in the late 19th century or later.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "music festival" are listed below.

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…一定の期間に演奏会やオペラ公演を集中的に行う行事の総称。英語music festivalと同義の名称が他の言語にも見られるが，〈音楽週間〉〈祝祭週間〉〈祝祭公演〉〈音楽の日々〉などの意味をもった名称を冠している催しもある。音楽祭の源流にあたるものは，中世の吟遊詩人たちの歌合戦あたりに求めることができるが，現在一般に行われているような形ができたのは19世紀後半以降である。…

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