Croatian Folk Singing

Croatian Folk Singing

Goga Kovacic, gordana.kovacic@inet.hr
Paul Boersma, paul.boersma@uva.nl
Hrvoje Domitrovic, hrvoje.domitrovic@fer.hr
Ton Wempe, ton.wempe@uva.nl

March 9, 2006

This web page contains data and examples connected with:

2006	Paul Boersma & Gordana Kovacic: Spectral characteristics of three styles of Croatian folk singing. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119: 1805–1816. [licence] [Data see below]
2005	Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma & Hrvoje Domitrovic: Long-term average spectra of singing voices of professional performers of Croatian folk songs: a comparison of the Istrian and dozivacki styles. Medicine, science & art -- Proceedings of the 3rd and the 4th scientific congress. HOEUMU, Zagreb: 219–225.
2005	Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma, Hrvoje Domitrovic & Ton Wempe: *Dugotrajni prosjecni spektar glasa profesionalnih pjevaca: analiza folklornog pjevanja Istre - tarankanja.* Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istrazivanja 41(1): 37–56.
2004	Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma & Hrvoje Domitrovic: *Analiza dugotrajnog prosjecnog spektra ojkanja.* Govor 21(1): 39–56.
2003	Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma & Hrvoje Domitrovic: *Long-term average spectra in professional folk singing voices: a comparison of the klapa* and dozivacki styles.** IFA Proceedings 25: 53–64.

Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma and Hrvoje Domitrovic (submitted): Spektralne karakteristike klapskog pjevanja profesionalnih folklornih pjevaca.

Gordana Kovacic, Paul Boersma & Hrvoje Domitrovic (30 August 2003): "Long-term average spectra in professional Croatian folk singing: a comparison of the klapa and dozivacki styles." 5th Paneuropean Voice Conference, Graz.

All the following songs are published here with the permission of the authors, performers, or publishers.

Experimental data performed by the LADO ensemble

Singer 1: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 2: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 3: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 4: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 5: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 6: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 7: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 8: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 9: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 10: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 11: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.
Singer 12: Klapa, Ojkanje, Tarankanje.

Examples of Klapa singing (Dalmatia, Dalmatian islands)

Loza u skripu performed by klapa Puntari.
Oj jablane moj visoki performed by klapa Jelsa.
Zupcice lijepa performed by klapa Subrenum.
Picaferaj performed by klapa Jelsa.
Lako li je tebi performed by the LADO ensemble.

Examples of Ojkanje singing (Dalmatian hinterland, Lika; also called dozivacki)

Ajde da ga zapivamo brajo performed by local singers from Posusje.
Sinoc majko u nasemu vrtlu performed by local singers from Posusje.
Ja sa sila performed by local singers from Podbablje.
Duga rera from the CD Croatian Traditional Music.
Orcanje from the CD Croatian Traditional Music.
Kreni kreno da krenemo performed by the LADO ensemble.

Examples of Tarankanje singing (Istria, Kvarner Islands, Croatian Littoral)

Ja imam tri para volova performed by Ivan Bozac (voice) and Romano Bozac (rozenica) (click on Tradicionalna glazba iz arhiva radija Pule).
Tarankanje uz mih performed by Martin Kutic (voice) and n.n. (mih) (click on Tradicionalna glazba iz arhiva radija Pule).
Cvice moje, ja bi tebe brala from the CD Croatian Traditional Music, performed by female singers from Orlec on the island of Cres.
Homo u kolo performed by the LADO ensemble.