Gîdulka and Ţigulka in instrumental dance music of Meglenoromanians and Timok Romanians Cover Image

Gîdulka and Ţigulka in instrumental dance music of Meglenoromanians and Timok Romanians
Gîdulka and Ţigulka in instrumental dance music of Meglenoromanians and Timok Romanians

Author(s): Mirela Kozlovsky
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: ergology; ethnomusicology; traditions; folklore; Meglenoromanians; Timok Romanians

Summary/Abstract: During research within various ethnic groups (Aromanians, Meglenoromanians, Lipovan Russians, Tartars, Turks) in the Dobruja region and among Romanians in the Bulgarian Timok (Albotina) region, I noted that proximity led to mutual borrowings. These exchanges, irrespective of their nature, entailed adaptations and transformations in accordance with the specificity of the ethnic group they had permeated. I shall focus on an instrument which made its way into the repertoire of Romanians south of the Danube – Meglenoromanians and the Romanians of the Bulgarian Timok. The ţigulkă/gîdulka, a bowed string instrument, can be found throughout the Balkans all the way to Dalmatia.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 67-76
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English