![]() ![]() To their arrangement of the famous Russian folk song “Kalinka,” they added melodies from Michael Jackson, John Newman, and Bruno Mars. They take traditional Russian and foreign songs off the rails, sometimes even into contemporary pop territory. Pyatero writes their own arrangements, which often take liberties with the source materials. It is not just the techniques that the group has to keep fresh, but the content as well. Anton Ivanov, a tenor in the group, recalled going to an a cappella concert in 2004 and being “amazed at how they could make those sounds.” When he went to the same group’s concert 12 years later, he was disappointed that they were doing the same thing, even though the genre had undergone “a lot of progress and changes in techniques.” Today, in some cases, the group uses electronics to “modernize the sound and create sound effects,” Albanov explained. Pyatero tries to stay at the cutting edge. ![]() “We’ve spent a lot of time perfecting a cappella,” Albanov explained, adding that “there are only a few groups who understand what a capella is about.” They regularly participate in a cappella competitions internationally and consider themselves among the foremost groups in the genre. The group was formed while all the singers were getting classical training at the Academy of Choral Art. When you first see Pyatero, especially in their promotional materials where they tend to wear a little more make-up than is generally acceptable, they might strike you as a latter-day incarnation of the boy bands of the late 1990s. Pavel Kiselyov, a baritone in Pyatero, said a lot of people “don’t understand why you can’t just use instruments, or don’t believe that they are only hearing voices.” This has not fazed Pyatero, and Albanov mused that “maybe we’ll live long enough so that everyone in Russia will know what a cappella is.” Not your typical boy band The genre is still building an audience and winning over minds - and ears - in Russia, where, according to Albanov, “you have to explain what it is.” Even then it can be hard to sell the music. One of the first a cappella groups to pop up was the Turetsky Choir, which combines Russian and Jewish traditions with American barbershop music, where modern a cappella traces its origins. We had a cappella, but it was basically choral music.”Ĭhoral music does have a long history in the country’s religious traditions. ![]() Vlad Albanov, a tenor in Pyatero, explained that at the time Russia was “a closed country. A cappella is relatively new to Russia, only appearing in the early 1980s and early 1990s. The group is best known for its work in a cappella, a genre in which performers sing without instrumental accompaniment, often imitating the sounds of instruments with their voices. Pyatero, true to its name, is a group of five young vocalists. While you might have a while to wait before their burgers arrive in Moscow, for the long weekend you can enjoy a series of concerts by the Moscow-based group Pyatero, whose name means “a group of five” in Russian, as part of the festivities for this year’s Unity Day. On October 30th, 2017, an orchestral remix of the track was uploaded by user Tommy Lapointe Blondin, gaining over 272,000 views.Apologies if you expected this article to be about the American fast food chain. Several popular remixes appeared on YouTube after "Tales From the Citadel." A Trap remix of the track posted by Trap City on September 13th, 2017, gained over 32 million views (shown below, left). A piano cover of the track posted by ThePandaTooth on May 8th, 2017, gained over 1.7 million views (shown below, right). The theme saw some popularity prior to the airing of "Tales From the Citadel." An extended cut of the song posted by YouTuber Server on April 17th, 2017 gained over 10 million views (shown below, left). It became much more popular after it was used in the Season 3 episode "Tales From the Citadel," which aired September 10th, 2017 (shown below, right). ![]() The episode aired April 7th, 2014 (shown below, left). The song saw a slight surge in popularity when it was used in the Season 1 Rick and Morty episode "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind" as the theme for Evil Morty. ![]()
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