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Georgian Music
Forged in Fire: Georgian Folk Songs Collected by Ensemble Zedashe
Windows/Mac - compatible CDROM: 22 printable scores and wordsheets
2007, Ensemble Zedashe
Complete 75-page printable book (pdf) with music and word-sheets to all of the songs on Ensemble Zedashe’s CD, “Forged in Fire.”
Led by Ketevan Mindorashvili, Ensemble Zedashe is a mixed choir based in the beautiful historic town of Sighnaghi in eastern Georgia. Ensemble Zedashe learned their repertoire from relatives and regional musicians, collected songs and dances in the highlands, and studied hymn singing in some of Georgia’s holiest monasteries. The repertoire in this book and the accompanying CD were chosen to favor songs from K’akheti and Svaneti.
This CD-ROM can be purchased alone for $20, or with the accompanying CD for $30.00.
Georgian Church Hymns (Shemokmedi School)
2006, by Davit Shugliashvili and the Anchiskhati Church Choir.
Georgian Church Hymns (Shemokmedi School) is a compilation of transcriptions of Georgian sacred vocal hymnody, a rich resource derived from the musical wealth of one of the most important centers of Georgian chant, the Shemokmedi Monastery chant school. The hardbound, 284-page book is accompanied by a CD with performances of 31 of the chants by the acclaimed Anchiskhati Choir of Tbilisi, Georgia.
The CD is also sold separately, without the book.
Church and Feast Hymns: Gurian Mode
2003, Anchiskhati Choir
Price: $20.00
(Includes book and CD)
A wonderful representation of traditional Georgian liturgical singing. These hymns are part of the heritage left by Gurian singer Dimitri Patarava and his successors. The 'dialect' of this recording is Gurian, from the western part of the country; singing modes in the Georgian orthodox church, transmitted orally, varied not only in different regions but in separate villages and families.
Part of Georgian Traditional Music series.
Hardback, 66 pages, 29 songs in 3-part harmony. Comes with CD.
Georgian Traditional Folk Songs
Anchiskhati Church Choir
Twenty-two songs with full lyrics, translations. From the repertoire of the Anchiskhati Church Choir.
In choosing songs for this publication, the editors sought to represent the many genres of folksongs as well as the various regional styles within Georgia.
As Georgian music becomes more accessible to performers and scholars in the west, interest is bound to increase. It is important that performers stay true to the tradition to the best of their ability, using the recordings as guides. Most importantly, as the Georgians will attest to, sing from the heart. Enjoy this wonderful collection of folk songs from the Anchiskhati Choir repertoire.
The Raising of Lazare: A Collection of Folk and Sacred Music from the Republic of Georgia
2002, Ensemble Zedashe
This book of Georgian folk and sacred music, painstakingly assembled by Ensemble Zedashe, includes a pronounciation guide, translations and notes for each song, tabletures for songs, and detailed chapters about Georgian instruments, each describing (with accompanying graphics) techniques for playing Changi, Ch'uniri, Panduri and Chonguri.
Georgian Folk Songs
2001. Paperback, spiral-bound. Comes CD with performance and pronunciation tracks.
Price: $19.99
(Includes book and CD)
The history of Georgian music is primarily that of folk song. Polyphonic singing has always had its place in Georgian social life. Genres include hunting songs, labor songs, ritual songs, laments, love songs, wedding songs, marching songs, and historical ballads. This unique collection of ten traditional three-part folk songs from the Caucasus Republic of Georgia provides a broad sampling of these genres, from several of Georgia's distinct regions
Georgian Sacred Chorales
2001. Paperback, spiral-bound. Comes CD with performance and pronunciation tracks.
Price: $19.99
(Includes book and CD)
Ten medieval liturgical chants for three voices.
The singing tradition in the Caucasus is unique in its harmonic and -- especially in western Georgia -- its extreme polyphonic approach. Many songs have distinct archaic traits dating from pre-Christian times, and in most traditional music the intervals are flexible and do not coincide with tempered scale intervals (with the exception of the fifth). The harmonies are unlike anything in European music, with untempered intervals and striking harmonic convergences.
My Songs: Songs of Inola Gurgulia
1977, Inola Gurgulia.
Price: $20.00
My Songs: Songs of Inola Gurgulia (1929-1977), a famous Georgian folk singer/guitarist, and mother of Anchiskhati member David Shugliashvili. Thirty-five songs with guitar chords, translations. 198 pp.
We also carry the companion CD