IMPORTANȚA LUI JÁNOS ZERKULA ÎN MUZICA TRADIȚIONALĂ DIN REGIUNEA GHIMEȘ
THE IMPORTANCE OF JÁNOS ZERKULA IN THE FOLK MUSIC OF THE GYIMES REGION

Summary/Abstract: János Zerkula (1927-2008), a fiddler from the Gyimes region, was a wellknown and popular figure in the Hungarian Dance House Movement. His virtuoso violin playing was noticed not only by folk music researchers, but also by enthusiastic folk music lovers of the Dance House Movement, and over nearly five decades he has been collected in an immense number of recordings in a wide variety of collecting situations. He also had the distinction of singing alongside his violin playing, which was not strictly part of the Hungarian folk music tradition. This wealth of collections also provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of his performance style and its changes and is a good example of the importance of source-critical analysis of recordings. In addition to the musical legacy that Zerkula left us, he also trained many students who still transmit the folk music of Gyimes today.

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