bertsolaritza
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thumb|The bertsolari Mattin Treku composing a bertso in Sare in 1960
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- Bertso
- Music
- Occasions and presentation
- Topics
- Language
- History
- Late 18th century onwards
- Txirrita's period and postwar period
- Social bertsolaritza
- Rise of new bertsolaritza
- Navarre and the French Basque Country
- Bertsolaritza in the community and competitions
- The Txapelketa Nagusia
- Maialen Lujanbio
- Famous Bertsolaris
- Historic Bertsolaris
- Modern Bertsolaris
- Similar traditions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The bertsolari Mattin Treku composing a bertso in Sare in 1960
thumb|right|Txomin Ezponda composing a bertso Bertsolaritza or bertsolarism is the art of singing improvised songs in Basque according to various melodies and rhyming patterns. Bertsos can be composed at a variety of occasions but are performed generally by one or various bertsolaris onstage in an event arranged for the purpose or as a sideshow, in homage ceremonies, in benefit lunches and suppers, with friends or at a competition. Such a sung piece of composition is called a bertso, the person who sings it is called a bertsolari and the art of composing bertsos is called bertsolaritza in Basque. Traditionally these were sung by men but there is an increasing number of young female bertsolaris today.
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