Međimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje

Overview

Međimurska popevka, a folksong from the Međimurje region, in the north-western part of Croatia, was historically predominantly a soloist vocal genre practised by women. Nowadays, it is performed by individuals and groups, men and women, in vocal, vocal-instrumental, instrumental, monophonic and multipart renditions, as a musical genre or incorporated into the dance. The lyrics are of great importance and establish a basis for the classification into, among others, love, sad-melancholic, humorous and church popevkas. The most active bearers are mostly members of cultural-artistic societies and associations, which have a long history in the country, but individual singers also play a key role as nuanced soloist renditions are typical for popevka. The element is practised in a broad range of social contexts, from solitary music-making to family and community happenings, work gatherings,...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Croatia
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Croatia
Countries: Croatia

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

uuidf1e1c432-4b5b-4a11-a9d2-97e8fa59dbcf

ich_public_ref1396

inscription_year2018

title_enMeđimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje

title_frLa međimurska popevka, chanson populaire traditionnelle de Međimurje

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesHR

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01396

concepts_primary_namesChoir singing, Instrumental music, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesCatholicism, Costumes, Dance, Emotions, Humour (literary), Oral tradition, Religious practice, Wedding, Work songs

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/11865-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightMinistry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, 2017

main_image_authorErvin Bajuk

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Relationships

Choir singing Instrumental music Vocal music Catholicism Costumes Dance Emotions Humour (literary)Oral tradition Religious practice Wedding UNESCO representative list

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