You are at: Home page Her Work List of Songs Omorfoula
Omorfoula
Η ομορφούλα
Listen
Information
- Region: Macedonia
- Area: Florina
- Type: Instrumental
- Rhythm: 4 beats
- Dance style: Local dance
- Duration: 02:18
Collaborators
- Clarinet: Kyriakos Kostoulas
- Flute: Aristides Vassilaris
- Santur: Aristides Moschos
- Lute: Stavros Adrianos
- Daouli (davul): Ilias Vassilaris
Albums
Notes
A local dance of Florina in Greek Macedonia, also known as "omorfoula", in 4/4 meter. The clarinet appeared in Greek folk music around 1835. It is now one of the most popular folk instruments, especially on the mainland.
The santur (dulcimer, santouri) resembles the cimbalom and comprises three or four octaves. Each note is produced by three strings tuned in unison. The strings are struck by two slender sticks, the striking edge of which is wrapped in cotton or leather. Markos Ph. Dragoumis (1974)
Recording information
Studio recording, 1974.
Member Comments
0 Comments
Post a comment
See also
Song
Five and Ten Priests' Wives (Explicit)
Five and ten –now harken here– five and ten priests’ wives there were,
five and ten priests’ wives there were and nuns to th...
Song
Hey Mountains of Grevená
Hey mountains of Grevená,
hey mountain pine of Métsovo,
can’t you dip a little lower.
Dip two rifle shots so we can see Gr...
Song
Three Beardless Gents
Three beardless gents down from the City,
five hairs between them, what a pity.
Then bré bré bré a fourth sailed in,
from ...