"Choral Folk Music"

[Corno Dolce]

I moved to Russia 24 Aug 2009 and I love it here and I have no compelling urge to move back to the States.

[JHC]

Gaspadeen Honkenwheezenpooferspieler, It must be quite an experience particularly the Winters lol

[Corno Dolce]

I have already experienced two Moscow Winters and I don't find them as taxing as the winter's in Chicago or especially Minneapolis,Minnesota. However, Yakutsk(+1,500,000 citizens) regularly has -50C winters and Verhkhoyansk(less than 1000 citizens) which is north of Yakutsk gets -70C winters.

Back on topic: Kastalsky, Chesnokov, Arkhangelsk, Bortniansky, Degtiarov, Ippolitov-Ivanov have written so much consistently beautiful sacred choral music. Here's a tip, there's a sheet music store on Tverskaya Boulevard 9 which has the complete Choral Concertos by Bortniansky, edited by Chaikovsky for about 700 Rubles($25.00). The very great Music Publishing House of Jurgenson used to have two big stores, one in Moscow and the other in St. Petersburg. Now they are located in Helsinki, Finland!!!

[sandal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL6EPRgUTlw

this is a performance by a turkish state choir, on a concert tour to south korea, of ‘variations on katibim folk song’, by ahmet adnan saygun.

a a saygun (1907-1991), a prolific composer, wrote in virtually all forms of chamber, orchestral and vocal music, including,,symphonies, concertos, operas, oratorios. He was well-versed in both western music and turkish modal music (turkish art (palace) music and folk music). Amöng his teachers were edouard souberbielle (organ) and amedee gastoue (gregorian chant).

being one of the vanguard in the cultural mobilization by the early republic, he worked extensively on the collection, compilation,transcription, etc of the local musical heritage, and meanwhile escorted and collaborated with b bartok during the latter’s mission in turkey for similar studies.

the ‘variations’ is one of the numerous works where he made use of local ‘material’. it is a stand-alone and rather insignificant part of his ‘opus’; but, still a choral work from some composer presumably not very familiar to you.

though the choir is not at its best, i hope you enjoy it.

[Corno Dolce]

Wow! Sandal - That was a great sounding choir - I really enjoyed that!!! Never heard of Ahmet Adnan Saygun - Thanx for opening my ears to such a treat.

Best always,

CD

[sandal]

glad you liked it corno dolce

[JHC]

I agree with CD it was 'suprafantabulous' oh heck another breech of copyright

[Corno Dolce]

Copyright? whose copyright???

You have such subtly wry humour, braddah........

[JHC]

Well a girls gota try .........

[GoneBaroque]

Thank you Sandal. If the Choir is not at its best the they must be superb. I found nothing to fault. A new composer and style which was most enjoyable.

[sandal]

JHC, gonebaroque, glad you liked the music.

encouraged by the response, here are two more links tocomplete my mini-presentation of choral turkish folk music.

the first,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIoVS...eature=related

is a folk songarrangement by another –if lesser- member of the vanguard mentioned in myprevious post, hayri akay: a largely self-taught musician, a celebratedteacher, an idealist pioneer in founding the first school for the education ofmusic teachers; performed by another ensemble of the choir in the previouspost.

the second,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMGxb...eature=related

is another folk song arr. by erdal tugcular, a youngacademic/composer and performed by a university choir in a contest in graz.

greetings, all

[Corno Dolce]

How awesomely fab it is to experience new horizons through choral music from Turkey.

[teddy]

Two lovely pieces. You are certainly finding some good posts.

teddy