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- From: Michel Borzykowski <borzykowski...>
- Subject: doina
- Date: Mon 15 Oct 2001 12.17 (GMT)
My very modest contribution to this item (from http://borzykowski.users.ch )
The DOINA is originally a Romanian shepherd's lament with Greek influence
(SKAROS or KLEFTIKA) and was already borrowed by the Gypsy 'lautari'. The Doina
is a rather slow, improvised and free-metered (rather than unmetered) tune,
employing sequences of short melodic figures often with a regular rhythmic
pulse (Kurt Bjorling). The soloist (often fiddle or clarinet) plays on a soft
harmonic (modal) basement (tsimbl or accordion). When needed, the chord changes
were indicated at the moment to the other musicians. These pieces were
particularly appropriate to express the entire universe of emotions, with a
major influence of the liturgical cantillation and melisma of the khazan
(cantor). In a suite, the doina could be used as 'forshpil' (prelude), followed
by a short rhythmical 'tsushpil' announcing a tempo change (for example
terkish) to a faster piece or medley called 'nokhshpil' (hora, khosidl, sirba,
terkish or bulgar). The term 'doina' could derive from the Sanskrit (Indian)
'd'haina', recalling the Gypsy influence on this music(Yale Strom).
The DOINA replaced the TAKSIM (of Turkish or Arab origin)and was mostly played
as introduction to one or many fast dances (Hora, Freylekhs, etc.). In these
kind of pieces one can feel a major influence of the liturgical cantillation of
the khazan (cantor).
Michel Borzykowski
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- Doina,
Daniel Hart Perelstein