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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 13

Szászfenes - A Muzák
Kalotaszegi Nepzene:
Original Village Music From Kalotaszeg

'Collected Village Music From The Transylvanian Plain From The Collection Of "Final Hour" Program (1997-1998)'

This collection, volume 13 in the Uj Patria series, presents one of the last representatives of the old style Kalotaszeg string bands. In days gone by the bands were family dynasties serving the communities needs for music and entertainment.

The Final Hour Program

"The Fono Music Hall in Budapest has created the support structure necessary to fund the Utolsó Óra - Final Hour - Program, a comprehensive folk music collection. Professional support for the progam has been provided by the Institute of Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Starting in September 1997, under the direction of folk music researcher László Kelemen, the traditional Transylvanian bands still in existence were brought to Budapest for recording sessions. Each band was at the disposal of the researchers for five days during which time is was possible to record from many of them, almost complete repertoires serving more than one ethnic group. It has also been possible to collect more than simply the vocabulary of melodies, but also to record and document the music, dance, and information regarding related folk customs, which is then transferred to archival CDs. One or two couples of dancers and one or two singers arrived with each band helping to provide the vocal and functional connections to the instrumental music. To satisfy a wider audience, Fonó Records began to publish a series of CDs in 1998 under the name of Új Pátria. These are commercial releases of representative selections of material recorded during the Final Hour Program. The series follows in the footsteps of the original Pátria series of gramophone records from the end of the 1930’s. The Pátria series was prepared under the direction of Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Laszló Lajtha by Hungarian Radio in cooperation with the [Hungarian] Ethnographic Museum.

 The value of these CDs, which are released in book format with photographic illustration, is incalculable. The records with accompanying text in both Hungarian and English will be a lasting addition to Hungarian culture in the collections of both Hungarians and foreigners alike."

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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 13

Szaszfenes - A Muzak
Kalotaszegi Nepzene:
Original Village Music From Kalotaszeg

'Collected Village Music From The Transylvanian Plain From The Collection Of "Final Hour" Program (1997-1998)'

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Román csárdás, szapora, învârtitã és de cingherit - Four Romanian couple dances (10'00")

2. Cigány virrasztó ének - Gypsy song for mourning at wake (1'36")

3. Halottkísérõ, "zili", csárdás és szapora - Funeral tune, "zili", two couple dances (16'32")

4. Cigány asztali ének - "zili": Gypsy table songs (0'28")

5. Román halott melletti "vers" és nóta - Romanian verse and tune for the funeral (3'53")

6. Malo Devla kaszmargyan ... - Gypsy lament (2'10")

7. Zili, csárdás és szapora - Zili, two couple dances (7'24")

8. De-a lungu, muresana, tistasa, de doi - Four Romanian dances (10'46")

9. Szászfenesi katonakísérõ és legényes - Soldiers' song and men's dance from Szászfenes (4'43")

10. Zili: Putre Devla tri granica ... (3'08")

11. Învârtitã és de doi - Two Romanian couple dances (3'19")

12. Két hajnali ének - Two dawn songs) (2'37")