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) Group of men and women, Dobrinj	01:11
102	Lošinjanke moje drage mile Ivan Gršković and Ivan Concić	00:45
103	Zrasla mi murvica Ivan Gršković and Ivan Concić	01:33
104	Bolčica pa Mari 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 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 Ivan Cubranić, Mate Ivanović, and Anton Dminić	01:27
109	Izvela me Divorjka Ivan Cubranić, Mate Ivanović, and Anton Dminić	01:57
201	Wedding, Bridal March Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	03:32
202	Wedding, Impromptu Song Young man and woman at wedding in Gostinjac	00:39
203	Mantinjada Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	02:28
204	Wedding Songs / Instrumental Dance Music Vinko Trubić and Ivan Drjanić	02:10
205	Extract from a Glagolithic Mass Priest and choir, Church of Dobrinj	08:48
206	Vesper Sequence Priest and women's church choir, Polje	04:05