Macedonian and Balkan Folk Music

Izvoren Ensemble

You should not think of the transcriptions as the last word on what's recorded, either melodically or re: ornamentation; I sometimes combined versions of melodies into one, or had to guess at some of the ornaments. Transcriptions are formatted so that 2-page transcriptions can be 3-hole-punched as facing pages. For an explanation of the tambura notation, transcriptions, tablature, fingering, strumming, and ornaments, please see Macedonian Folk Songs for Voice and Tambura Volume 1 and Volume 2. I have finally completed a legible key of the kaval ornaments I use for these transcriptions. For more specific questions, feel free to ask me via the contact form.

Name Entire
Piece
Kaval Tambura Gajda mp3 Real
Audio
Midi
Baba Ǵurǵa (7) Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Baba Ǵurǵa (11) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bufčansko Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Gradovečko Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Kavalsko Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kupi Ludo (Devetorka) Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Marino Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Nevestinsko Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Odeno Yes No No No No No No
Ovčepolska Potrčulka Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ovčepolsko Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ratevka Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Sitna Lisa Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Zelenikovka Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Žensko Pušteno Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes