Arti musices, Vol. 38 No. 1, 2007.
Original scientific paper
Three Tunes from the Repertoire of Traditional Church Singing of the Holy Cross Parish - Veli Varoš in Split City
Jerko Martinić
Abstract
Looking over the repertoires of traditional church singing in many places of the Central Dalmatian area, it was easy to assert that three texts (Pismu novu svi pivajmo, Naš Isuse blagoslovi and Bilig Kralja od nebesi) belong solely, or almost exclusively, to the Holy Cross parish from Veli Varoš in Split. The worn condition of the pages that gave access to them - the first one from the Pisne duhovne... a collection by D. M. Čulić from 1805, and the other two from an old undated manuscript collection by an unknown author – unquestionably informs us about their frequent use (in this parish) far back in the distant past. For their part, the tunes accompanying in the folk manner these somewhat archaic texts, additionally intensified and aroused my interest in the writing of this article. The transcription of the tunes, sound-recorded in 1974 (Martinić), is analyzed and compared with earlier note records (Kalogjera, 1920). That comparison shows evident differences, particularly in the way of interpretation. It is indisputable that, being successful examples of folk creativity, these three textually and melodically specific tunes deserve our attention in every respect; the more so because they form part of the cultural heritage that has emerged from this parish in the center of the city of Split, formerly with a farm laborer population.
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17736
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Publication date:
30.5.2007.
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