1st Edition
Bulgarian Harmony In Village, Wedding, and Choral Music of the Last Century
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Mapping the cultural terrain; Mapping the musical terrain; Chordal vocabulary and primary characteristics of the Bulgarian harmonic style; Harmony and accompaniment in village style; Harmony in Bulgarian wedding music: Trakiya’s dance and concert repertoire from the 1970s-1990s; Harmony in choral Obrabotki: choral arrangements and compositions from the 1950s-1980s; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography and discography; Index.
Biography
Kalin Kirilov is Associate Professor of Music at Towson University, Maryland, USA. Kirilov received his BA from the Academy of Music in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and a PhD from the University of Oregon. A master of multiple instruments, Kirilov has performed extensively in Europe and toured the United States with Ivo Papazov.
