Мелодийни паралели в „Шопска сюита” на Коста Колев
Parallels Harmonies in “Shopska sjuita” of Kosta Kolev

Summary/Abstract: Kosta Kolev is an author of couple of thousands orchestra, round dance and folklore ensembles works, which are the most performed once in Bulgaria for the period 70-80s. His legacy is an emblematic prototype of folklore orchetra, containg a full range of folklore instruments, recreating to the utmost perfection the uniquely harmonised sound of the bulgarian folklore music. Composed at the end of 60s, "Shopska sjuita" turned to be one of the most significant works of Kosta Kolev. Its theme, intonation & general spirit of the sound are all inspired by the specific for Shopski region songs & instrumental arsenal. The sjuita is a quatrain, including the whole spectrum of dances from that region: Daychovo horo, Kjustendilsko horo, Horo (shopsko), as well as Chetvorno horo. The very typical for bulgarian folklore-instrumental style sense of unpredictability alives through unceasing line of theme variation. In the general development of the sjuita itself could be caught parallel harmonies with in the spirit of the original prototype of part 1, which for instance is the folklore song‘‘Ergen odih‘‘.

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