This study examines both the social and musical
characteristics of klapa singing. Comparative analysis of the
klapa in Dalmatia, its place of origin, and the klapa in Vancouver
is the focus. The field work for this project took place on two
occasions: during the regular practices of klapa "Zvonimir", and
in a series of individual interviews. The interviews were with
the oldest member and one of the organisers of the klapa
"Zvonimir", Jozo Cvitanovic.
A traditional folk klapa was, and to an extent still is, an
informal group of friends, usually brought together by similar
interests, age group or occupations. Festival klapa, on the other
hand, is a formally organized group with regular rehearsals and
performances, whose members, as a rule, are people of various
occupations and diverse musical tastes.
Socially and musically, klapa singing has always been progressive
for its time, which is surely the reason why this folk tradition
has remained successful for such a long period.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/5244 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Caleta, Josko |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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