Music of Switzerland

Music of Switzerland
General topics
2005 in Swiss music 2006 in Swiss music Opera Swiss composers
Genres
Hip hop Rock Schlager Volksmusik Volkstümliche Musik
Specific forms
Guggenmusik Kuhreihen Ländler Yodeling
Media and performance
Music awards Swiss Music Awards Music charts Swiss Hitparade Music festivals Lucerne Festival Montreux Jazz Festival Nox Illuminata Verbier Festival Music media MTV (Swiss TV channel)
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem "Swiss Psalm"
Regional music
Local forms Appenzell Related areas Liechtenstein
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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.