THE POETIC AND MUSICAL ASPECTS OF OLDEN SONGS

Abstract

The category to which we refer has been researched most often through the literary side, the music often being neglected or even considered inferior. On this line emerges George Călinescu’s opinion in the History of Romanian Literature, chapter “Literary Art in Folklore”, related to the “melodic complement of the ballad”, the critic highlighting the “monotony of the musical part, pleasant however to people” and the “melodic performance… superfluous and tedious”. Therefore, we believe it is necessary to bring to light some particularly important musical aspects.