COMUNA TĂTĂRUȘI, JUDEȚUL IAȘI – REPERE ETNOMUZICOLOGICE. RAPSODUL MARIA PETRIȘOR
TĂTĂRUȘI COMMUNE, IAȘI COUNTY – ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. RHAPSODIST MARIA PETRIȘOR

Summary/Abstract: Tătăruși commune in Iași county, located in the ethnofolkloric area of the Moldavian Plateau, near Dolhasca in Suceava county, is recognized as one with ancient folkloric traditions. It is where primary school teacher Alexandru Vasiliu-Tătăruși (1876-1945) made a name for himself at the end of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. He published a series of collections of literary folklore (fairy tales, riddles, songs, laments, orations – some of them accompanied by musical transcriptions), highlighting the presence in Tătăruși commune of a rich and valuable collection of folklore traditions. The professor and folklorist Pavel Delion (1913-1997) of Iași also contributed to the study and publication of important ethnomusicological and musicological material on Tătăruși commune between the 7th and 9th decades of the 20th century, thus highlighting the talent of the peasant rhapsodists in the area. One of the representatives of the Tătăruși style of singing is Maria Petrișor, born in 1933 in the village of Pietrosu in Tătăruși commune. She was trained as a rhapsodist from a very early age, on the basis of an oral training specific to folklore, and then established herself as a performer, singing “at festivals and weddings.” She has outstanding vocal qualities and has preserved her voice over the years. Maria Petrisor’s repertoire is of high quality, with real musical and thematic value. Although the material provided by the recordings is not extensive, the singer’s vocal qualities, still present even at the advanced age of 91, demonstrate real musical talent and a prodigious memory. Maria Petrișor can be considered a valuable bearer of an important part of the spiritual heritage of Tătăruși commune.

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