Friday, October 26, 2012

Antologija srpskih i crnogorskih narodnih pesama / The Anthology of Serbian and Montenegrin folk songs


Antologija srpskih i crnogorskih narodnih pesama
The Anthology of Serbian and Montenegrin folk songs
2 CD set with artwork and a booklet

All types of songs in this Anthology have been classified into three groups, according to their textual subject matter: love and sim-ilar songs, working songs, ritual and custom songs. Sound examples on the disk include the said genres, divided, according to the manner of performance into two categories: one-part and multi-part singing. One-part (monophonic) songs (1-15), with their archaic characteris-tics, are generally performed by a solo voice (posamo) (1,3, 4,12-15), but often enough by several voices in unison (2, 5-11). 
However, multi-part (generally two-part, or diaphonic) rural singing (16-30), known also as singing "iz glasa", can be hetero phonic or bourdon (16-21), with special stylistic, archaic traits manifested primarily in simultaneous seconds. As a relatively novel practice, in some villages in Serbia songs are performed in a way known as "na bas". This is homo-phonic two-part singing (22-30), with the prevailing intervals of thirds and fifths. Owing to specific geographical and historical circumstances, the Serbs and Montenegrin were for centuries exposed to i cultural influences both from the East and the West. The traces of foreign cultural spheres have been preserved to this day, primarily in larger settlements and towns, located on the longitudinal and transversal communications of the Balkans, connecting Europe and the East. Ancient rural patriarchal culture, which was only exceptionally affected by foreign influences, survives in many parts of Serbia and Montenegro.

mp3, 192kbps, no ID tags

01. A Girl Challenged The Sun (2.34) 
02. Oh, Girl, Do You Dream Of Me Often (3.38) 
03. Wind Is Blowing From The Morava River (3.38) 
04. Blow, Wind From The Banat Side (3.21 ) 
05.  A Yellow Quince Among Leaves B) Oh, You Unfaithful Girl (4.02) 
06. The Fairy Wreathed Three Green Garlands (2.16) 
07. An Orange-Leaf Fell Into The Glass (1.29) 
08. Cut The Hair, Dear Godfather (1.09) 
09. St. Lazarus Songs (a, b, c, d, 3.11) 
10. A Bee Is Flying Lightly, Kraljicka (3.20) 
11. Our Dada Prays To God (1.39) 
12. Mat, Mat, Mat !Fly Low, Mato/ (1.59) 
13. Whither Have You Soared, My Falcon (1.02) 
14. The Story of Shepherds Dances and a Song Called Egalica (1.47) 
15. A Wounded Soldier Lies On The Battlefield, (3.14) 
16. Wedding Songs (4.17)
17. Mother Saw Her Daughter off to The Vineyard, (2.34) 
18. Shepherds Groktalice (a-b-c, 2.49) 
19. A Spotted Serpent Is Sleeping on Top of the Hill, (2-07) 
20. There Will Be Time for Fighting, (2.36) 
21. Kolanje (Songs in Kolo, a-b-c 1.52) 
22. Wind Is Blowing From Previja, (2.51 ) 
23. My Peacock Has a Headache, (1.43) 
24. Sing to Me, My Falcon, (2.14) 
25. Which Time of the Night Is It, (2.13) 
26. Three Meadows and Nowhere Any Shade, (1.46) 
27. Wail, Moan, Tedeno, Ledeno (1.25) 
28. Krstonose Are Bearing Crosses, (1.58) 
29. Clover Leaves So Green, (2.56) 
30. Heres the Lane I Have Passed So Often, (3.20)

(Total time: 73.57)

01. Oh, My Darling, Why Are You Not Coming 
02. The Girl Offended the Sun 
03. Who Tore off the Necklace from Your Throat 
04. A Girl Strolled Through the Valley 
05. A Mountain Cannot Embrace Another 
06. If You Knew, My Darling, if You Knew 
07. Cocks Arc Crowing, the Morava River Is Resounding 
08. My Dove, Oh, My Dove 
09. Simbil Flowers, Blue and Green 
10. Last Night When I Came back from a Hot Hammam 
11. Do You Remember That Hour 
12. Andelija Poured out Water 
13. Why Arc My Thoughts So Struggling 
14. Soyka Birells Singing, Methinks It Is Dawn 
15. Fly, Oh, Fly, My Dear Song 
16. When I Recall, My Dear Soul 
17. Fog Hangs Low, Dew Fell upon Lilac Flowers

(Total time: 66.08)

Artwork

Booklet 


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