FTX 631 - TRADITIONAL MUSIC & CUSTOMS OF ROMANIA - 1 of 3

FOLK INSTRUMENTS:-

1. SEMNAL PASTORESC played on Central Moldavian "bucium" (shepherd's alphorn) by Alex. Uica (aged 11) from Calu (Buhusi-Bacau) - 0'41"

2. CINTAREA PRIMAVERII (Spring song) on "tulnic" alphorn (W.Transylvania) by Iosana Bud (19) from Vidra de Mijloc (Cimperii-Cluj) - 0'30"

3. DOINA on "solz de peste" (fish-scale of a carp) by Marin Toma (40) from Victoria (Braila-Galati)- 1'38"

4. MURGULETUL on "cimpoi" (Wallachian bagpipe) by Ilie Orlanda (59), from Podisor (Videle-Bucuresti)- 1'37"

5. BATUTA FETELOR on "tilinca" flute by Mihai Lacatus (46), from Capul Satului (Cimpulung-Suceava)- 1'26"

6. JOC DIN DELENI on Moldavian flute (Northern Moldavia & Transylania) by Ion Gaina (34), from Deleni (Hirlau-Iasi)- 1'10"

7. HORA on "caval" flute (S Rumania) by Gh. Balteanu (55) from Racaciuni (Bacau) - 1'14"

8. CIOCIRLIA (The Lark) - on flute by Petre Popescu (43) from Tega (Cislau-Ploiesti) - 1'37"

9. BRIU on "fluier gemanat" (double flute) by Iovan Moza (47) from Sichevita (Moldova Noua-Banat) - 0'49"

10. HORA MIRESEI on "piculina" (small flute) by Gh. Ciontea (25) from Alimpesti (Gilort-Oltenia) - 0'50"

11. CINTEC & INVIRTITA RUPTA - flute ensemble from Communa Jina (Sebes-Hunedoara) - 2'35"

12. DOINA & JOC MOROSANESC on "marica" (Moldavian flute) by Larion & Gratian from Lesu (Nasaud-Cluj) - 1'41"

13. DOINA OLTULUI on "nai" or "muscal" (pan-pipes) by Fanica Luca with his "lautari" folk orchestra - 2'59"

14. BRIUL PE SAPTE on fiddle & "cobza" (Wallachian lute) by Nic Dobrica (66) & Vasile Bursuc (59) from Teis (Tirgoviste-Ploiesti) - 1'25"

15. HORA DE LA GISTETI on "cobza" by Ion Paturica (cobza) from Teis-Tirgoviste - with orch. - 1'48"

16. TINTARASUL (The Gnat) on fiddle & "tambalagiul bucurestean" (small cimbalom) by Gh. Stanica from Fierbinti (Urziceni-Bucuresti) & Stan Paun - 0'55"

17. CINTECUL LUI CORBEA on "tambal mare" (large cimbalom) by Nicolae Visan with orch. - 1'36"

18. ARDELEANA & POSOVAICA on clarinet by Traian Lascut-Fagarasanu with orch. - 1'49"

19. DE DOI on "torogoata" (straight wooden saxophone) by Iosef Milu with orch. (Banat) - 3'17"

20. BRIUL MUSCELEAN on accordion by Ilea Udila with orch. - (Arges) - 1'46"

21. BUGEACUL on shepherd's flute by Florea Netcu from Turnu Magureie with orch - 1'43"

TRANSYLVANIA:-

22. CINE-A-NDALUIT HORILE - Elisabeta Pavel (34) from Girisul Negru (Salonta Crisana) - 1'29"

23. PE DEALUL CERBALULUI - Nicolae Poanta-Husari (24) from Ceridor (Hunedoara) - 1'28"

24. LA SFINTA MARIE MARE - Maria Ghise (24) from Poiana (Sebes-Hunedoara) - 1'13"

25. M-O MINAT MAICA SA TES - Sofia Braicu (41) from Vechi (Agnita-Brasov) - 1'03"

26. IMPARATE, IMPARATE - Reghina Tapaloaga (50) from Lesu (Nasaud-Cluj) - 1'38"

27. DEA-AR VENI LUNA LUI MAI - as previous - 1'44"

28. HORINCUTA - Victoria Darvai from Valeni (Sighet-Muramures) with orch dir. by Radu Voinescu - 1'20"

BANAT:-

29. MARIE, MARIE - Magdalena Biriescu (39) Criciova (Lugoj-Banat) with orch dir. by Ion Luca-Banateanu - 3’19”

30. MARITA-M-AS MARITA - Aurelia Fatu-Radutu with orch. dir. by Nicu Stanescu (Banat) - 2’55”

MOLDAVIA (Suceava Region)

31. CIND ERAM LA VREMEA MEA - Zinovia Timpau (36) Pojorita (Cimpulung-Suceava) - 2’02”

32. CITE PASARI SINT VENITE - Maria Surupat (49) Sadova (Cimpulung-Suceava) - 1’53”

DOBRUDJA:-

33. CINTICLU AL COLE (Macedonian) - 1’51”

WALLACHIA & OLTENIA:-

34. S-A LEGAT, NEICA, LEGAT (Oltenia) - Edlena Vusescu (20) Izverna (Baia de Arama) - 1’03”

35. EU LE-AM SPUS OCHILOR MEI - Elisabeta Arsene (21) Jugur-Poenari (Muscel-Arges) - 1’22”

36. NEICA CIND NE IUBEAM NOI - Ileana Constantinescu of Comani (Draganesti Olt- Arges) - 1’58”

37. MA UITAI PE VALE-N LUNCA - Maria Lataretu of Balcesti (Gilort-Oltenia) - 2’56”

38. HORA PACII (Oltenia) - orch. dir. By Victor Predescu - 2’28”

Recorded in collaboration with the folklorist, Tiberiu Alexandru, of The Romanian Folklore Institute 1956-9 and presented to Dr Maud Karpeles at the IFMC Conference in Bucharest Aug 1962. Edited by Peter Kennedy & first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975 & CD 2001.