Rumanian Songs and Dances

In his introduction to Rumanian Songs and Dances, noted folklorist A. L. Lloyd writes: "This record introduces what is perhaps the most remarkably complete folk music tradition in Europe—the folk music of Rumania." One traditional instrument heard on the album is the tulnic, a Transylvanian alphorn made of a fir tree that can reach up to nine feet in length. Also included are examples of Romanian musical forms such as the doina, a "highly ornamented, freely-improvised melody" that was studied extensively by Béla Bartók. At times, an ordinary pear-leaf pressed tightly between one’s lips creates melody, as in "Leaf Doina." Liner notes include descriptions of each track, Romanian culture, and featured instruments, as well as photographs of some of the musicians and instruments.

Track Listing

101	New Year's Carol	Ilie Cazacu and band from Fundu Moldovei	00:58
102	Bocet	Thirty-four-year-old Elisabeta Pavel of Girisu Negru, Crisana	01:21
103	Wedding Song	Master-of-ceremonies, wedding guests from Lapugiu de Jos, Padureni	02:15
104	Shepherd's Song	Nineteen-year-old Iosana Bud from Vidra de Mijloc, Huedin	00:59
105	The Lost and Found Flock	Village priest Neculae Tafta from Negrilesti, Vrancea	02:25
106	Doina from Oas	Fifty-three-year-old Maria Sas from Negrilesti	01:28
107	Leaf Doina	Florica Mîzgoi from Bătrâni, Muntenia	01:28
108	Doina from Gorj	Maria Lataretu, Barbu Lautaru folk orchestra of Bucharest	02:28
109	Ballad of Iovan Iorgovan	Thirty-nine-year-old Mihai Constantin, Stan Gruia	02:40
110	Hey, My Proud One	Eighteen-year-old Maria Taut from Leordina, Maramures	02:06
111	Go My Longing	Magdalena Biriescu, Ion Luca Banateanu, west Rumanian folk band	03:08
112	Give Me Your Eyes	Florica Mîzgoi from Batrîni, Muntenia	01:20
201	Slanicul	Marin Toma from Victoria, Galati	01:09
202	Braul (1)	Seventy-two-year-old Ion Petecila of Batrîni, Teleajen	01:04
203	Ungureasca	Gica Nitoi, Ion Nitoi, and Ion Doroghean of Bughea de Sus, Pitesi	01:19
204	Joc from Oas (1)	Seventeen-year-old Stefan Olar and fourteen-year-old Petre Huta of Huta Certeze	02:08
205	Ardeleana	Dancers, thirty-nine-year-old Moise Zepa of Dobîca, Hunedoara	01:21
206	Arcanul	Ilie Cazacu and band from Fundu Moldovei	01:31
207	Braul (2)	Forty-three-year-old Iosif Milu, Folk Orchestra of the Rumanian Radio	02:19
208	Oltenian Dances	Giulesti Ensemble	04:59
209	Joc from Oas (2)	Professional folk musicians of Bucharest	05:21