Tales and Songs from Weddings and Funerals

by Goran Bregovi膰

Tales and Songs from Weddings and Funerals cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2002-01-01
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Country: Serbia
  • Length: 54:49
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Goran Bregovi膰's Balkan brass writing is presented here in the wedding and funeral band format his scores made famous. Trumpet-led ensemble pieces alternate raucous dances with slower laments drawn from Balkan Romani tradition.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, rhythmic, percussive, folk, dance

Tracklist

  1. Hop Hop Hop (4:19)
  2. Tale I (Grave Disperato) - For Wind Orchestra And Clock (1:52)
  3. Aven Ivenda (3:54)
  4. Sex (4:30)
  5. Tale II (Adagio Poco Febrile) - For Wine Glasses And Strings (1:56)
  6. Maki Maki (3:33)
  7. Tale III (Lento Arabesco) - For Zdravko Colic And The Georgian Male Choir (2:37)
  8. So Nevo Si (3:54)
  9. Tale IV (Moderato Melancolico) - For Violin, Cow Horn, Harp And String (2:54)
  10. Cocktail Molotov (4:13)
  11. Tale V (Andante Amoroso) - For Eb Clarinet And Orchestra (5:07)
  12. Polizia Molto Arabbiata (3:44)
  13. Tale VI (Adagio Delicato) - For Wine Glasses And Strings (4:46)
  14. Te Kuravle (5:04)
  15. Tale VII (Vivo Con Fuoco) - Scherzo For Gypsy Orchestra (2:26)

Credits

  • Chiara Zochi - other [translation into italian]
  • Zoran Jovanovic - other [translation into rom language]
  • 沤or啪 Gruji膰 - performer [cow horn]
  • Aleksandar Rajkovi膰 - trombone [baritones]
  • Goran Odovi膰 - trombone [baritones]
  • Ivan Jovanovi膰 - trombone [baritones]
  • Aleksandar Petrovi膰 - vocals [chor]
  • Bratislav Mili膰 - vocals [chor]

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