Film, Video Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio
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Title
- Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio
Summary
- Harmonia presents traditional folk music of Eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of this region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy. Performed on authentic folk instruments, and styled after turn-of-the-century eastern-European Gypsy bands, their music is drawn from both the urban and rural traditions of eastern Europe. The musicians come from varied eastern-European backgrounds; in Harmonia they have found a common musical language. In addition to being polished performers on instruments as varied as accordion, upright bass, violin, pan-flute, and cimbalom (hammered dulcimer), Harmonia's members are adept at explaining their music and culture to diverse audiences. Harmonia brings to the concert stage the vitality and excitement of ethnic weddings, celebrations, and smoky cafes that inspired composers such as Bartok, Brahms and Liszt.
Names
- American Folklife Center, sponsoring body
- Library of Congress
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2013-07-11.
Headings
- - Culture, Folklife
- - Culture, Performing Arts
- - Education
Notes
- - Classification: General Works.
- - Recorded on 2013-07-11.
- - Publishers.
- - Researchers.
- - Teachers.
Medium
- 1 online resource
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021689163
Online Format
- video
- image
- online text