The Soldier's Song – a Distinct Species Specific to the Occasional Lyrics
The Soldier's Song – a Distinct Species Specific to the Occasional Lyrics

Summary/Abstract: The soldier’s song is a distinct species having an occasional function, which emerged in relation to the compulsory military service. This musical genre was linked to the ceremonial departure of young men to serve in the army, marking the passage of a threshold of maturity before marriage, marking through its theme an important event in a person’s life. By the way of execution, the soldier’s song is an occasional genre, performed by men. Given that military service is no longer mandatory in our country, this musical genre is on the verge of extinction. Following the ethnomusicological approach that I carried out in Neamț County, during 2019-2022, I found only two soldier’s songs, which I analysed and inserted in the present paper.

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