THE PROPER SONG FROM THE DNIESTER VALLEY IN THE FOLKLORE COLLECTIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (BASED ON THE COLLECTION DOINE, CÂNTECE, JOCURI BY GLEB THCAIKOVSKI-MERESHANU) Cover Image

CÂNTECUL PROPRIU-ZIS DIN VALEA NISTRULUI ÎN CULEGERILE DE FOLCLOR DIN SECOLUL XX (ÎN BAZA COLECȚIEI DOINE, CÂNTECE, JOCURI DE GLEB CIAICOVSCHI-MEREȘANU)
THE PROPER SONG FROM THE DNIESTER VALLEY IN THE FOLKLORE COLLECTIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (BASED ON THE COLLECTION DOINE, CÂNTECE, JOCURI BY GLEB THCAIKOVSKI-MERESHANU)

Author(s): Vasili Dragoi
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Academia de Muzică, Teatru și Arte Plastice
Keywords: Gleb Ceaicovschi-Mereșanu; Romanian musical folklore collections; melodies from the Dniester area;

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on a remarkable musical collection of Romanian folklore from Bessarabia, collected and transcribed by Gleb Tchaikovschy-Mereshanu — university professor, ethnomusicologist, musicologist, a remarkable personality of the national culture. The author of the article focused especially on the melodies collected in the villages situated on both sides of the River Dniester, attributed to the lyrical vocal genre of the proper song that was a novelty at the time of the publication. The scientific principles of transcribing and classification and their impact on the future scientific papers were also analyzed in the article. In order to emphasize the importance of the analyzed collection, the author presented a brief overview of some other musical folklore collections, which include melodies from the Dniester area, published since the beginning of the interwar period. The author remarks that the analyzed collection “Doine, cantece jocuri” by Gleb Ciaicovschi Meresanu was a scientific milestone, which conditioned the publication of new folklore collections of high scientific value.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 2(37)
  • Page Range: 118-122
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian
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