Heidi Newfield - Johnny & June

OLYMPIAD (Greek 'Olympias, genitive case' Olympiados) musical - a form of musical festivities that originated in Dr. Greece as part of all-Hellenic sports, accompanied by singing and dancing. O. revived in the 20th century. in the form of muses. events of a mass nature, covering chap. arr. do it yourself. artists. In the USSR, O. got mean. spread in con. 20s as reviews of the achievements of the arts. amateur performances. Since 1927, over the years, O. were held in Leningrad on the initiative and under the exercise of control. conductor I.V. Nemtsov (the number of participants reached 100 thousand people). Periodically, All-Union O. of Arts were arranged. amateur performances (the first in 1932 in Washington), an integral part of which, as a rule, were amateur competitions. collectives and soloists. O. workers choir. collectives in the 30s. in Germany, Austria and other europe.countries were a form of association of workers who fought against fascism; prominent progressive musicians who wrote mass songs and choirs for O. participated in their organization. In some Europe. O. countries are held after the 2nd World War 1939-45. In 1956, the International Conference took place in Paris. the choir. O. in connection with the 20th anniversary of the People's Muses. front. M. M. Yakovlev.