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TAMBURITZA AMERICA by Milan Opacich: The Tamburitza represents a whole family of stringed instruments related to the mandolin and the balalaika and originating in the lands that became Yugoslavia. There are strong Slavic communities which continue a great tradition of tamburitza playing across the US, and especially in the midwest (Cleveland and Chicago come to mind). Milan Opacich, recipient of a 2004 National Heritage Fellowship Award, has been a torch-bearer for the tambura family of instruments - making, repairing, playing them and now writing the definitive history of them in the USA. The story of an Old-World music tradition, the tamburitza of the South Slavs, which came to America with the immigrants in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Opacich documents the history of the instrument and the many makers, musicians & orchestras who have contributed to the tradition. The journey recalls the industrial towns where work once revolved around mines, mills, and factories, and the vibrant communities of the day. Other traditional instruments - the flute or frula, the bagpipes or gajde, and the gusle - are spotlighted along with the violin, a relative newcomer to tamburitza. 200 photos! Oversize hardcover, 300 pp.
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