Reflections on the Ethnomusicological Activity Undertaken in Neamț County by Alexandru Zirra and Gavriil Galinescu
Reflections on the Ethnomusicological Activity Undertaken in Neamț County by Alexandru Zirra and Gavriil Galinescu

Summary/Abstract: Neamț County, a vast territory in Moldavia, with a rich history of events that still persist in the collective memory, has been a point of interest to researchers in various fields, including ethnomusicology. The folk songs from this county attracted the attention of ethnomusicologists whose field research translated into various compositions, studies, collections and specialized volumes. Like many areas of our country, the folk music repertoire from Neamţ collected from the locals, is remarkable due to its undeniable beauty and vigour, as well as due to its independent forms of artistic expression. Heirs of this cultural legacy, Alexandru Zirra and Gavriil Galinescu dedicated part of their preoccupations to collecting and studying folklore, scouring for years the localities in Valea Bistriței, recording with the phonograph songs that they subsequently transcribed and harmonized.

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