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Sound and movement in the traditional two-part singing on the island of Krk

Two-part singing is the most common style of performing oral poetic texts in most places on the island of Krk (Punat, Omišalj, Vrbnik, Krk). Duets performing songs can be male, female or mixed. Field researches that took place in eighties of the 20th century showed relative stability of relationships among participants of the performances. This singing style is characterized by somewhat louder performance especially of a singer who begins performing the song. Tarankanje is a specific way of singing the songs where human voice imitates the sound of musical instruments. Interest in traditional two-part singing in the area of the Croatian Littoral and Istria, and so the island of Krk as part of the region, was first associated with the process of recording texts, and then the melody of songs. During those processes, the recorders often had considerable difficulties, but at the same time they noticed the music specifics. The studies dealing with the performance form only occasionally mentioned voice quality and non-verbal expression of two voices singing traditional songs. The study of voice quality and non-verbal expression had become possible only after the spread of audio and visual recordings of traditional performances. Local communities slowly changed their attitude towards this type of singing and this way of recording was focused on performances of folklore groups that adapted traditional methods of performance. In this paper based on fieldwork and soundtracks voice quality, facial expression and gestures during traditional two-part singing wil be observed. One part of the observed records was created during informal circumstances while the other part is a result of the performances of trained singers who participated in the work of folk group. Thus it can be seen that some voice qualities were especially cherished, which affected the development and changes in traditional singing style. It is particularly interesting to observe how the beginning of performing process affects characteristics of two-voice tunes, as well as balancing between the singers when second voice enters the performance. Observation on two-part performing of traditional songs on the island of Krk leads to recognition of specific aesthetic dimension arising from the process of adapting linguistic elements of two harmonized vocal performances.

Two-part singing; performance; fieldwork; voice qualities.

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