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	Music of Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tamburitza (tamburica, diminutive of tambura) music is a form of folk music that involves these and related string instruments.
		Tamburitza music is primarily associated with the northern, Pannonian part of the country.
		Although some fans of tamburitza claim that the tambura is the most commonly used ethnic instrument in the United States, the first sound recordings of the Croatian instruments on the American soil were in fact those of gusle and mišnica performed by Peter Boro in California in 1939.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Croatia (1606 words)

	Instruments Comprising the Tamburitza Family
		Tamburitzas (or "tamburas" in Croatian or Serbian) are a family of fretted, steel-stringed acoustic instruments frequently used in playing the music of several countries in
		The music of the tamburitza is equally at home at a country picnic, in a cafe, bar, nightclub, or concert hall, or as part of a church service.
		Tamburitzas have a distant relationship with the 14th and 15th century Turkish long-neck lute called the "tanbur" and today's "tar", a 6-stringed round back lute with a skin resonator found throughout Central Asia, Azerbaijian, Iran, and Turkey.
	www.angelfire.com /nv/jetucker/tamburitza.html (463 words)

	Balkan Stringed Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The tamburitza is a folkloric instrument that is native to the Croatia.
		The tamburitza is adapted many times in contemporary rock or pop bands who would use the instrument to accompany vocals and or be the lead instrument of the contemporary or traditional bands.
		tamburitza which, in most cases is the lead or solo instrument [this is the instrument that usually takes the first lead in beginning a melody weather solo or in a small ensemble].
	www.museumofworldmusic.com /Bal.html (2448 words)

	Tamburitza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The tamburitza (tamburica; diminutive of tambura) is the most popular instrument in Croatian and Serbian folk music.
		It is a string instrument related to the mandolin of Italy, the bandura of the Ukraine and the balalaika of Russia.
		The first major composer for the tamburitza was Pajo Kolarić, who formed the first amateur tamburitza orchestra in Osijek in 1847.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamburitza (217 words)

	Artist Info
		Tamburitza music is based on a family of plucked, stringed instruments: prim, the smallest of the family; brac, the alto "viola" voice, often carrying the melody line; cello; berde, a fretted bass; and bugarija, a guitar-sized chord rhythm instrument.
		In the U.S., the tamburitza repertoire has been influenced by Greek, Armenian, and even Mexican melodies, with occasional excursions into country-western and contemporary pop; the core, however is still traditional.
		Tamburitza Rroma Group’s music is based on the tradition of the "Gypsy-style" playing from around the multi-ethnic city of Novi Sad, the cultural capital of the Vojvodina, an autonomous region of Serbia populated by Slovaks, Hungarians, Ruthenians, and Roma (Gypsies), as well as Serbs and Croats.
	museum.cl.msu.edu /glff2003/Programs&Activities/Music&Dance/artists/tambura.html (327 words)

	TBL_Tamburitza Forum_Hall of Fame
		But tamburitza remained a center of his life, and in 1959 the old radio days became more than a memory, for Tillie Klaich was re-organizing his Balkan Serenaders and included Charlie Smilinich in the group.
		This talented orchestra went on to become the most dominant group in the history of tamburitza music in western New York state and was well known throughout the United States and Canada.
		In 1965, Steve made a critical decision regarding the future of tamburitza music in the Lackawanna area that was to have an inpact for the next five decades and continues to the present.
	www.thebalkanlion.com /fame.html (2427 words)

	What is a Tamburitza?
		Although it is believed that Hungarian Roma were the first to play tamburitza instruments in ensembles, modeled on their famous violin ensembles, the first known ensemble is that of Pajo Kolaric, formed in the Slavonian (eastern Croatian) city of Osijek in 1847.
		It was during the interwar years that tamburitza ensembles became firmly established in Croatian and Serbian village culture, although some rural groups - notably the Bunjevci of northern Backa - had had ensembles since the late 19th centuries.
		Modern tamburitza orchestras are composed of instruments that are fretted like guitars and arranged in the standard Sremski/Srijemski tuning system: the small lead prima or bisernica, the alto brac or basprim, the tenor celo, the chordal bugarija or kontra, and the large fretted bas or berde.
	www.slavonicweb.org /events/tamfest_hist.html (682 words)

	Tamburitza Festival 2000
		Contemporary repertoire of tamburitza ensembles includes a variety of folk dances (from rural kolo circle dances such as drmeš to urban polkas and waltzes), “old-time favorites” or standards (urban folk songs from the first half of the 20th century), and popular songs featuring contemporary styles (from pop to rock 'n' roll).
		Blue Adriatic, the youngest tamburitza ensemble at the Festival consisting of mostly second and third generation immigrants from Croatia, is affiliated with the Croatian community in San Jose.
		For the larger tamburitza community, however, Tom Yeseta's ensemble is known as the “home ensemble” of Tamburica and Kolo Club “Croatia,”; Los Angeles, whose repertoire is quite versatile, yet eclectic, while the arrangements are technically challenging and refined.
	www.slavonicweb.org /events/tamfest00.html (1199 words)

	2005 NEA National Heritage Fellowships: JERRY GRCEVICH
		Because he mastered all five of the instruments of the tamburitza ensemble – the prim, brac, tamburitza cello, bugarija, and tamburitza bass – he often uses "sound-on-sound" recording techniques, to construct an ensemble featuring only his own playing.
		At a performance in Slovenska-Pozega, Croatia, in 1994, he realized that many of the tamburitza groups were playing songs that he had composed, a testament to his influence in the homeland.
		In 2001, he was inducted into the Tamburitza Hall of Fame, the youngest musician to receive that honor.
	arts.endow.gov /honors/heritage/Heritage05/Grcevich.html (218 words)

	Traditional Arts Indiana Artist (Teacher) - Opacich
		He first became enamored with the tamburitza as a four year old through visits to family friends, one of whom was a musician, Elija Orescan, who kept his prima tamburitza on his wardrobe.
		In addition to the information he was able to glean from and about the old master tamburitza makers, Milan consulted high school physics' books for mathematical formulae and relied upon his skills as a tool and die maker.
		In a large eight piece tamburitza orchestra two primas can be used, one playing the lead, (like a first soprano in a choir) and the other the second part, (like a second soprano in a choir), each clear and harmonious in presentation and importance.
	www.indiana.edu /~tradarts/programs/masterartist_opacich.html (1358 words)

	Tamburaland
		The tamburitza instruments are: prim, the smallest of the family; bratch, the alto "viola" voice, although it often carries the melody line; cello-guess what?; berde, a fretted bass; and bugarija, a guitar-sized chord rhythm instrument.
		Soon tamburitza ensembles were playing the indigenous folk music of many ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially in the Pannonian Plain, the buffer zone between Austria proper and the Ottoman Empire.
		The use of harmony and countermelody characteristic of tamburitza music will find its echo at the festival both in the bluegrass and the Mexican son, all three idioms being full of pluck.
	www.tamburaland.com /bands/trroma/parrish.html (599 words)

	TBL_Tamburitza Instruments
		Other tamburitza craftsman over the years from the 60s to the present time (including instrument craftsman of the 50s whose instruments made their way to St. Stephens Tamburitzans) were Nick Hayden, Steve Blozen, John Shaban, Frank Valentich and Matt Orehovich.
		In short-there are very few instrument makers and repairmen on the scene The tamburitza community needs and requires the services of fine craftsman to pursue the "torch of the luthiers" and continue to carry on this much needed skill for the tamburitza community.
		To the Valentich brothers you have served the tamburitza community throughout the United States well!.Furthermore-you deserve the accolades and the respect of the tamburitza community for outstanding contributions to the tamburitza community.
	www.thebalkanlion.com /instruments.html (2912 words)

	Cleveland Seniors \| Tamburitza \| Croatia \| music
		In the past youngsters would learn to play the tamburitza thus it was passed down from one generation to the next.
		The first amateur tamburitza orchestra was formed in Croatia in 1847.
		The Tamburitza Orchestra of the Croatian Radio and Television has given guest performances in many European countries, prominent among them being a concert in Milan in 1980 when the musicians played F. Lehar's The Merry Widow under the baton of Lovro pl. Matacic at RAI.
	www.clevelandsenior.com /family/croat.htm (437 words)

	The Tamburitza and the preservation of Croatian folk music
		The tamburitza is said to have first appeared in Bosnia, and from there it appeared in the regions of Slavonija and Backa.
		Even though the tamburitza was always regarded as a national folk instrument, many serious compositions have been composed for the instrument.
		The formation of tamburitza ensembles in Croatian communities around the world, reflects the desire of the Croatian people of keeping their musical heritage alive for future generations.
	mirror.veus.hr /darko/etf/folk.html (896 words)

	MICS- The group of tamburitza players from Retece near Skofja Loka
		The group of tamburitza player was active throughout its existence with the exception of the time during the Second World War.
		In autumn of 1997 the Škofje Loka Music School began a tamburitza program, which will be included in the regular program of the school in the school year 2003/2004.
		Group of tamburitza players "Bisernica": the appearance on a gala concert commemorating the group's 80th anniversary and the 13th after-new year's eve concert on January 11th 2003 in the cultural center in Reteče.
	www.giss-mics.si /en/slo-folk/bisernice/bisernice-en.html (945 words)

	Lively strains and laments of Tamburitza call across the ages
		I'm going to a Tamburitza festival this weekend, at the Croatian American Cultural Center right here in San Francisco, and my Dad is nowhere to be seen.
		The word Tamburitza refers to the traditional folk music of Croatia, high-speed dance tunes played on mandolins and guitars and all kinds of string instruments you've never seen.
		Technically, Tamburitza are a family of lute-like string instruments.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/17/DDGS1BBEO11.DTL&type=printable (889 words)

	Tamburaland
		Because tamburitza enthusiasts can seldom head for a neighborhood tavern or restaurant to hear the music in their local community, there is a greater reliance upon a network community, the Croatian ethnic events, picnics, dinners, dances and festivals, especially those sponsored by lodges of the Croatian Fraternal Union.
		Since 1970, the Tamburitza Extravaganza has been a gathering of professional combos sponsored by the Tamburitza Association of America and recently, since 2003 there is a new national event, the Tamburaland Festival, held in Pittsburgh and organized by the younger musicians involved with the tamburaland.com website.
		Before the independence of Croatia, relatively few tamburitza recordings were produced in the SFRJ so American tamburashi, often learned the songs of the so-called “Narodni Orkestri” which emphasized the accordion played in an Eastern-oriented style.
	www.tamburaland.com /events/richardmarch1.html (4124 words)

	The Don Lipovac Band
		He has the unique distinction of having been inducted into both the Tamburitza Association of American Hall of Fame, for outstanding contributions toward the preservation of Tamburitza music; and the Polka Hall of Fame, awarded at Ironworld, USA, in Chisholm, Minnesota.
		It was during this time that he met Don Lipovac and began their long association, which has lasted since the early 1950's.
		He was awarded the Tamburitza Association of America's Founder's Award in 1993 for excellence in the preservation of Tamburitza music.
	www.polkas.com /lipovac (629 words)

	FAB - Slavonski Brod, Croatia - The tamburitza section
		The Folklore ensemble of Brod regularly has about 25 tamburitza players, which according to their age, consistently serve as the musical support for dancing ensembles.
		Besides the musical support of dancing turns, tamburitza players exercise and carry out independent instrumental turns, and also they are the musical support to singing groups.
		After active membership in the Folklore ensemble of Brod, tamburitza players usually found small tamburitza bands (5 to 7 members) and continue to independently deal with the music improving accomplishments in the Folklore ensemble of Brod.
	www.fa-broda.hr /tamburas-skc-e.htm (206 words)

	Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details for The Jerry Grcevich Tamburitza Orchestra
		Tamburitza dance music holds a place of honor in Croatian-American cultural life, helping Croatians maintain their sense of identity and connection with the old country.
		Tamburitza music is played on ensembles of stringed instruments, folk relatives of the classical violin.
		He has also studied with tamburitza singer and composer Zvonko Bogdan, and with Romani from Novi Sad, as well as learning western European music theory and harmony at Seton Hill College.
	www.kennedy-center.org /programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=JGRCEVORCH (964 words)

	NEA honors tamburitza player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Jerry Grcevich, an internationally known tamburitza player and folk music composer, is among 12 people who received the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts this week.
		As leader of the Jerry Grcevich Orchestra, he was 21 when he traveled to the former Yugoslavia to study with Janika Balaz, a famous tamburitza prim player.
		He also mastered all five of the instruments played in the tamburitza ensemble -- the prim, brac, tamburitza cello, bugarija and tamburitza bass.
	www.postgazette.com /pg/05167/522151.stm (166 words)

	Tamburitza Music And The Tamburitza Family
		Tamburitza music has come to the United States by way of Yugoslavia, where its principal instrument, the tambura, is looked upon as the national instrument of the Croatians (Croatia is now a independent country).
		Farkas system instruments have two courses of double strings, Jankovic system instruments consist of three courses of double strings tuned in fifths, and Srijemski system instruments are made with two courses of double strings, and two single strings, all tuned in fourths.
		The parts played by the tamburitzas can be compared to those found in a modern orchestra.
	larkinthemorning.com /article.asp?AI=31& (701 words)

	Croatia - tribe.net
		On President's Day weekend each February; the Center is filled with singing, dancing, and the music of the tamburitza.
		*Tamburitza is a word with a variety of meanings.
		Most literally, it is the affectionate diminutive of tambura, any one of a number of long-necked fretted string instruments derived from those brought to the Balkan Peninsula by the Turks and Roma (Gypsies) - in the 16th century.
	www.tribe.net /thread/f54eaffa-922d-45d5-ac57-a66162d6d9ab?tribeid=2a912284-6046-4c67-8d62-e5b327d46682 (429 words)

	Northside Catalog Artist
		It also flourishes in the tamburitza music of North America's Balkan communities.
		Also an accomplished tamburitza cello player, he adds the counter-melodies that give the music richness and texture.
		To learn more about tamburitza music in the US, see this video documentary on the Popovich Family of Chicago at www.folkstreams.net
	www.noside.com /Catalog/CatalogArtist_01.asp?Action=Get&Artist_ID=51 (431 words)

	Croatian Heritage Foundation
		He is especially dedicated to folkloric music and the expression and work of tamburitza orchestras and has been professionally engaged as Croatian Televisions Tamburitza Orchestra’s conductor since 1985.
		His compositions and musical arrangements are unsurpassable in the repertoires of many tamburitza ensembles and orchestras and he continues to direct his work to promoting the musical expression in the field of orchestral tamburitza music and having it seriously valued.
		Their repertoire sometimes wanders away from its basic intention of traditional music and presents this instrument as a contemporary instrument that can be just as inspirational in modern or classic compositions with an eternal melodic sound playing original compositions for the tamburitza and old Croatian songs.
	www.matis.hr /eng/vijesti.php?id=255 (646 words)

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