UN CÂNTEC I‑A FOST TOATĂ VIAŢA In memoriam Nicolae Piţiş (1939–2022)
A song was all his life. In Memoriam Nicolae Pitiș (1939-2022)
Author(s): Pamfil BilțiuSubject(s): Cultural Essay
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: Nicolae Pitiș; Lăpuș area; rhapsodist; traditional music;
Summary/Abstract: Lăpuș Country, a wonderful country, with no less wonderful people, a country of rhapsodists with unique talents, who have given fire in archaic spirit to the ancient hor hor with ancient roots, remained poorer. The immortal rhapsoder Nicolae Pițiș, with his unmistakable voice, has left the land of longing for the land without longing, and his archaic instruments, which he made to match his voice, have been left without a master. We find it hard to reconcile ourselves with the thought that the rhapsodist, who charmed us all and delighted so many souls and hearts, is no longer with us. It is also a great pity that we will no longer be able to hear him playing the doins, the horde, the games on his instruments, his hands made either on the flute, the trex, or the flute with the flute, which he played with such skill. We will not hear him playing the clapper-board, which had no clappers, but played beautifully and sweetly to soothe the soul. We will no longer hear him play either the crooked snares or the shepherd's trumpet.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Journal: Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Transilvaniei
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 227-230
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
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