Local musical traditions in Greece: The case of the Petroússa village

Authors : Evangelia Chaldæaki, Alexandros Rizopoulos, Andreas Rengis

Pages : 207-243

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Publication Date : 2024-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this paper is to present the local musical tradition of the villages of Drama, which are part of the general Greek rural folk musical tradition. Drama is a geographical region of Eastern Macedonia in Northeastern Greece, consisting of a main town, Drama, and many surrounding villages. The villages of Drama are known for their unique local musical tradition, which varies from village to village. In these villages we find an accompaniment, called “zygiá” in Greek, made up of two musical instruments, a combination of the lýra, gkáinta and ntaharé. In particular, this paper deals with the villages of Xiropótamos, Monastiráki, Pírgi, Kalí Vrísi, Micrópoli, Pagonéri, Vólakas, but concentrates on the case of the village of Petroússa. It aims to describe the local musical tradition of Petroússa more precisely (i.e. which folk instruments are played, what are the main songs and instrumental pieces, what are the prominent rhythmic structures?). This study also gives a general idea of when and how local folk music is performed in Petroússa and who were and are its main bearers. More importantly, this paper comments on the musicological characteristics of the Drama folk musical tradition, providing examples, and exploring the social factors that have influenced it.
Keywords : Yunanistan, Drama, Petroússa, Yunan halk müziği geleneği, Yunan yerel müzik gelenekleri, lýra, ntaharé, gkáinta

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