Pučki dvoglasi u travničkom kraju
People’s diphthong in the region of Travnik

Author(s): Slavko Topić
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Franjevačka teologija Sarajevo
Keywords: BiH; Travnik; diphthong; people's diphthong; people’s songs;
Summary/Abstract: In Bosnia there are two types of people’s songs: songs accompanied with a major second spread out in Nord-East Bosnia, and songs accompanied with thirds and fifths are typical for SouthWest Bosnia. The Travnik region is characterized by accompaniment with thirds and fifths in church singing, while in secular singing ancient songs are also accompanied with a major second, but still accompaniment with thirds and fifths prevails. At the mouth of the river Lašva meeting the river Bosnia the third-fifth singing suddenly discontinues and from there to the mouth of the river Bosnia meeting Sava melodies accompanied with a major second predominantly echo. People’s singing with thirds and fifths in churches in the region of Travnik is a great indescribable spiritual and musical pleasure. As it is when Zdravo tijelo Isusovo (Hail the body of Jesus), Ponizno se teb’ klanjamo” (We Humble Adore to You), Fanjen Isus, Marijo (Ave Jesus, Mary) and other church, originally Bosnian people’s songs, are sung. The same is to applicable to secular tunes in the region of Travnik, e.g. “Ja se zakle, ja se prikle, huj!”, “Ovako se biber melje”, “Igra kolo na vrh Kočarina”, “Majka Maru sitno pletijaše” ect.). In the article these songs are analyzed more precisely.

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