ASPECTS OF THE PHENOMENON OF DEGRADATION OF THE AUTHENTIC ROMANIAN FOLKLORE
ASPECTS OF THE PHENOMENON OF DEGRADATION OF THE AUTHENTIC ROMANIAN FOLKLORE

Summary/Abstract: The 20th century meant for the Romanian folklore the beginning of a process which led it towards the collapse that other cultures (the Italian, French, English, German ones, etc.) had experienced two or three centuries ago: the process of its disappearance through integration into the general musical wave meant for consumption and entertainment, and partially through being used by composers in genres of the erudite music. This process started with the appearance of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society (December 22, 1927). Broadcasting folklore by radio generated the new phenomenon of folklore consumption. This aspect triggered a shift of the accent from the daily folkloric performance within the process of developing diverse (household, agricultural, shepherding, etc.) activities by the peasants, which automatically involved the permanent functioning of the anonymous creative spirit that offered a profound individual satisfaction, onto (comfortable and passive) audition meant for (individual and collective) pleasure and enjoyment.

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