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Smithsonian Folkways FW-04015-CCD Transylvanian Wedding Music

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. We believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials we seek to strengthen people's engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Sit in on a Transylvanian wedding in Kalotaszag. You ll only get a sneak peak, though, since this ceremony and accompanying festivities lasted from 10am on a Sunday to 4 am Monday. Never mind, you ll still get to sample some music ed during the church ceremony, the gypsy tune that just about interrupts the end of the church ceremony and draws everyone out into the yard, and all of the mourning songs and lively dances to follow. Instrument(s) Accordion; Bass; Organ (Musical instrument); Saxophone; Violin. Year of Recording 1983. Record Label Folkways Records. Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Credits Recorded by LAszl K rti; Produced by LAszl K rti; Design by Ronald Clyne. 101 Church Music Cantor, wedding attendants 2:30. 102 The FigurAs Dance - The Leg nyes Dance - The Bachelor's Dance Samu Boross and Ferenc Varga 2:52. 103 Three Dances: Keserves, CsArdAs, Szapora Samu Boross, Ferenc Varga, Bela Cilika 4:12. 104 Two Dances: Felszeg CsArdAs and Szapora Samu Boross, Ferenc Varga, and Bela Cilika 3:42. 105 Groom's Farewell Speech The best man 1:06. 106 Singing and Wedding Calls Wedding attendants, musicians 2:52. 107 Bride's Farewell Speech The bride 3:26. 201 Two Dances: Keserves Song, Szapora Samu Boross, Ferenc Varga, and Bela Cilika 2:09. 202 Two Dances: CsArdAs, Szapora Samu Boross, Ferenc