Traditional songs and music of the Korçë region of Albania / by Eno Koço.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koço, Eno, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk songs, Albanian--Albania--History and criticism.

Folk songs, Albanian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 202 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This book is concerned with the repertory of traditional urban song and music of the Korçë area in general and more specifically the karakteristike (characteristic) or 'distinctive' song associated with Korçë city, Albania. The first half of the 20th century marked the climax of an evolution which started in the mid-19th century with the oral tradition of urban song in Korçë. While the translation of 'Kënga Karakteristike Korçare' into 'Korçare Distinctive Song' seems to be an odd name for a genre, it is, however, a translation as close as possible to the original Albanian, denoting the characteristic songs of Korçë. The term 'characteristic' implies peculiar or specific songs, different not only from the traditional urban song of Korçë, but also from any kind of song, whether folk, popular, traditional urban or art, composed and performed among the Korçë people. The book also introduces the Korçare urban song and urban lyric song, as well as the Saze music, which were introduced during the Ottoman domination of the Balkans.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Foreword by Teodor Laço

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I-Introduction to the Traditional Music of Korçë

Music in Albanian History

The Urban Song Tradition of Korçë

The Saze Instrumental Ensembles of South East Albania

Urban Lyric Song of the Korçë Area

Part II- Kënga Karakteristike Korçare (KKK) Korçare Distinctive Song

A Brief Introduction to the City of Korçë

Kënga Karakteristike Korçare (Korçare Distinctive Song)

Thoma Nassi (1892-1964) and the Vatra Band

By Way of Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Notated Examples

Index of Notated Songs and Pieces in Order of the Examples

Illustrations

List of Illustrations

General Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-1040-9

OCLC:

1031847588