Music from the Island of Krk, Yugoslavia

Located off the coast of Croatia, Krk is one of the largest islands in the Adriatic Sea. Krk’s history dates from the time of the Roman Empire and has endured various occupying forces over the centuries. Throughout it has remained a center for Croatian culture. In 1961, Wolfgang and Dagmar Laade travelled to Krk to record the music of the local population. The first nine tracks of the album are examples of diaphonic or parallel singing by men and women. The remaining tracks record music from a local wedding and an extract of a Glagolitic mass and vesper. The liner notes provide background information about the music and song lyrics in Croatian with English translation.

Track Listing

101	Dobrinj je bili grad (Drobrinj Is a White Town) A group of men and women at Dobrinj	01:11
102	Lošinjanke moje drage mile (Lošinj Women So Dear) Ivan Gršković and Ivan Concić	00:45
103	Zrasla mi murvica (The Mulberry Tree) Ivan Gršković and Ivan Concić	01:33
104	Bolčica pa Mari (The Little Sore) Ivan Jacominić and Marijan Tabako	00:41
105	Cviće mi polje spokrilo (Flowers Have Covered the Field) Mixed choir from Polje	01:03
106	Oj Marice, Marice (Hey Mara, Mara) Marija Malcetić	00:46
107	Vozili se bratać I sestrica Ivan Cubranić, Mate Ivanović, and Anton Dminić	02:32
108	Hitala je Mari pesćiće va more (Mary Threw Pebbles Into the Sea) Ivan Cubranić, Mate Ivanović, and Anton Dminić	01:27
109	Izvela me Divorjka (The Girl Led the Water) Ivan Cubranić, Mate Ivanović, and Anton Dminić	01:57
201	Sophile Instrumental Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	03:32
202	Vocal Song Young man and woman at wedding in Gostinjac	00:39
203	Mantinjada Instrumental Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	02:28
204	Tanec Instrumental Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	02:10
205	Extract from a Glagolithic Mass Priest and church choir of Dobrinj	08:48
206	Vesper Sequence Priest and women's church choir of Polje	04:05