Music based on traditional Norwegian form usually includes minor or modal scales (sometimes mixed with major scales), making a sober and haunting sound. Pure major key
dance music forms also exist. Prior to the
1700s, there is scant written record of what kind of music was played in Norway, but there is a large
aural tradition. In
1380, Norway had come under Danish rule, and thus had no royal house or nobility of its own; as a result, for 450 years, Norway did not participate as much in the musical development which occurred in royal (or "cultured") circles throughout the rest of Europe. Religious and traditional (folk) music were dominant throughout this era in rural areas, though again scant records exist to document their nature. In the last half of the
20th century, Norway, like many other countries in the world, underwent a
roots revival that saw indigenous music being revived.
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