Concert celebrating the release of the album Mandorology, issued by the All’improvviso record label.
Performers:
Plaisrs de Musique
Jan Čižmář – mandora, direction
Plaisrs de Musique
Jan Čižmář – mandora, direction
Folk-inspired Music in Mandora Tablature of the Monks of the Hradisko Monastery from the Ethnomusicological Perspective.
The collection of small compositions, although written down by the monks, contains short compositions of a secular character. This fact is recognized both through their musical form and from their designation for the non-liturgical instrument mandora. The titles of the individual pieces refer to different ethnic groups and we might therefore think that they are a kind of reflection of the folk music of Europe at the time or, better still, perhaps a direct record of contemporary folk melodies. However, the likelihood of the authors’ personal experience of such music is minimal. Rather than folk music, the mandora pieces document a contemporary compositional trend.
The collection of small compositions, although written down by the monks, contains short compositions of a secular character. This fact is recognized both through their musical form and from their designation for the non-liturgical instrument mandora. The titles of the individual pieces refer to different ethnic groups and we might therefore think that they are a kind of reflection of the folk music of Europe at the time or, better still, perhaps a direct record of contemporary folk melodies. However, the likelihood of the authors’ personal experience of such music is minimal. Rather than folk music, the mandora pieces document a contemporary compositional trend.
Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund — a state special-purpose fund — within the “Music” programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
