Klapa Trogir - Tragurium

The album is from the year 1986, but is in great quality and shows the real beauty of klapa's singing. "Their songs can be sadly, mystical and gentle just like the rays of sun that penetrate through the lacy rock of Trogir's cathedral rosette, but they can be joyful and unbridled like the dishevelled vineyards of coastal Dalmatian rocky terraces.", review by dr. sc. Stanko Geic on klapa-trogir.com

"Topics of all songs usually deal with love, familiar life situations, šatara ("gossiping") and the environment in which they live. Love, though, is the predominant theme. Klapa singers express their mood by means of open guttural, nasal, serenadelike sotto voce and falsetto singing, and usually in high-pitched tessitura. It is not always possible to draw a clear dividing line between the specific styles of singing mentioned above. A klapa ensemble can sing using a combination of singing styles depending upon their mood. The main aim of the singers is to achieve the best possible blend of chords. This is of primary importance to the prestige of klapas, in their competition to win audience support.
Performance style of klapa songs has much in common with the general characteristics of European folk music, specifically with that from the Southern part of Europe, the European Mediterranean. The most characteristic feature of European folk songs, strophic form, which is a specific way of expressing folk poetry, is also a feature in klapa songs. Other European folk song characteristics, such as use of diatonic intervals, church modes and concepts of meter, are also found in klapa songs. ", review by mr. sc. Josko Caleta on klapa-trogir.com

Track list:
01 Svet' Ivane o moga Trogira
02 Vilo dvi jabuke
03 Oj Ivane rode moj
04 Dalmatino, poviscu pritrujena
05 Splitski akvarel
06 Bodulska balada
07 Pismo cali
08 Tragurium, grad sretnog trenutka
09 Amate mi ben mio
10 Ave verum corpus
11 Dvanaest razbojnika
12 Kaljinka
13 Napitnica Princ student
14 Soon, ah will be done
15 Bed time
16 Viv' l' amour