INTERPRETATIVE FORMULAS IN CAROLING IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS

Authors

  • Ciprian MIZGAN-DANCIU “Gheorghe Dima” National Academy of Music; Faculty of History and Philosophy, Doctoral School of Population Studies and History of Minorities, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: ciprian@amgd.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5519-6595

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2023.spiss1.12

Keywords:

caroling, interpretative formula, traditional music, folk singing

Abstract

Many folklorists have analyzed traditional carols and caroling over time, but most of them focused on the development of the custom or on the morphology of carols. In this article, we will present the various interpretative formulas that we encountered during a folklore gathering session in the southern area of the Apuseni Mountains: men’s group, mixed group, individual performers, and children’s group. Each formula has interpretative particularities, with some formulas being constituted only for the purpose of communicating carols, despite not being encountered in the practice of caroling. The importance of each formula is presented with arguments, together with an exemplary sample of carols performed.

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STUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 68 (LXVIII), Special Issue 1, July 2023

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2023-07-20

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MIZGAN-DANCIU, C. . (2023). INTERPRETATIVE FORMULAS IN CAROLING IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 68(Special Issue 1), 197–207. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2023.spiss1.12

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