Comparative characteristic of the structural features in the songs for horo from Central North and Northwestern Bulgaria Cover Image

Сравнителна характеристика на структурните особености при хороводните народни песни от Средна Северна и Североизточна България
Comparative characteristic of the structural features in the songs for horo from Central North and Northwestern Bulgaria

Author(s): Sofiya Ruseva
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство „Проф. Асен Диамандиев“ – Пловдив
Keywords: songs for horo; structure; form; verse-melodic stanza; melodic line; tone-syllable group; squareness; full-scale equilibrium; partial-scale equilibrium

Summary/Abstract: The text examines the songs for horo from Central North and Northeastern Bulgaria. The main focus is placed on the theoretical developments of Todor Djidjev related with carol folk songs structure. His theory about scale equilibrium of song form is applied to songs for horo from Central North and Northeastern Bulgaria. In conclusion are made inferences that despite the background of general trends in the formation of the songs for horo samples from the Central North and Northeastern Bulgaria, are also observed differences regarding the structural construction of the songs. The most significant difference between the two regions is expressed in the 280 prevailing squareness of the structures in Central Northern Bulgaria, and the predominance of the partial-scale equilibrium in the Northеast region.

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