Raising the Bar: Bulgarian Folk Songs (book + dvd)
$ 35.00
Book + DVD
Created by Patty Cuyler & Mollie Stone, with Bulgarian singer Elitsa Stoyneva
Book with accompanying DVD of traditional and composed folk songs for treble voiced-ensemble from Bulgaria.
Thirteen Bulgarian songs especially chosen for youth and children’s choirs, ranging from children’s play songs to a Christmas processional to three-part arrangements by Bulgarian composer Petăr Krumov. Included in the book are scores, word sheets with complete translations and IPA, a detailed pronunciation guide and a short history of Bulgaria and its music, plus detailed rehearsal and performance techniques and tips. The accompanying teaching DVD features Bulgarian gold-medal winner Elitsa Stoyneva teaching the pronunciation and voice parts and performance video by a project ensemble of 28 singers aged 8-18 from the Chicago Children’s Choir.
Listen to the songs using our Bandcamp player:
- De ima voda studena, Radolyo (trad. folk song)
- Ergen deda more prez plet gleda (trad. folk song)
- Haide Tsone (children's play song)
- Hodila Doina za voda (trad. folk song)
- Izgubila Veselinka (children's play song)
- Maro le mări hubava (trad. folk song)
- Maro, Mariyke, fidan builiyke (trad. folk song)
- Moma Angelina, mamo (children's song)
- Oi, koledo (Christmas wassailing song)
- Sărdit Daimyan (by Petăr Krumov)
- Snoshti săm minal (by Petăr Krumov)
- Taz vecher ne mi veselo (by Petăr Krumov)
- Zhivovale bratya (trad. folk song)
