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Film, Video Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio

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Title

  • Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio

Summary

  • Harmonia presents traditional folk music of Eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of this region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy. Performed on authentic folk instruments, and styled after turn-of-the-century eastern-European Gypsy bands, their music is drawn from both the urban and rural traditions of eastern Europe. The musicians come from varied eastern-European backgrounds; in Harmonia they have found a common musical language. In addition to being polished performers on instruments as varied as accordion, upright bass, violin, pan-flute, and cimbalom (hammered dulcimer), Harmonia's members are adept at explaining their music and culture to diverse audiences. Harmonia brings to the concert stage the vitality and excitement of ethnic weddings, celebrations, and smoky cafes that inspired composers such as Bartok, Brahms and Liszt.

Names

  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body
  • Library of Congress

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2013-07-11.

Headings

  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Education

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Recorded on 2013-07-11.
  • -  Publishers.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021689163

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

American Folklife Center, Sponsoring Body, and Library Of Congress. Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-11, 2013. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689163/.

APA citation style:

American Folklife Center, S. B. & Library Of Congress. (2013) Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-11. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689163/.

MLA citation style:

American Folklife Center, Sponsoring Body, and Library Of Congress. Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-11, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021689163/>.