you've NEVER heard a choir like this
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- Kaval Sviri performed by The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir: • Bulgarian folklor- Kav...
Lyrics in Bulgarian:
Кавал свири, мамо
горе доле, мамо, горе доле, мамо
Кавал свири мамо
горе доле, мамо, под селото
Я ще ида, мамо, да го видя
да го видя, мамо, да го чуя
Ако ми е нашенчето
ще го любя ден до пладне
Ако ми е ябанджийче
ще го любя дор до живот
Edit: the D#'s in measure 46 should be D naturals.
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I guess every two decades or so, the next generation has to rediscover Bulgarian choral music. Looks like it’s time again.
Yeah, they sound like they just climbed Everest.😂
sigh... so true
Very true - I discovered it as a teenager way back in the late 90s :D
Exactly. I saw the title "you've NEVER heard a choir like this" and I was like "Oh yeah?"
And before the video even started playing, I saw "Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir" and I nodded my head and thought "Yep, I remember those mysterious Bulgarian voices."
(For you young'uns, the recording that made this choir famous, "Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares," received a lot of favorable attention when it was released in the US in 1987.)
Those of us raised on Brother Bear have been knew
The age of barbershop transcription has ended. Now the age of Balkan choir music transcription begins.
lol.
I hope so
Is Adam Neele the first pilgrim?
Yes please!!
Don’t think I know what barbershop transcription is. Their voices are beautiful. I wonder what they would sound like singing hymns and songs to God?
As a Bulgarian myself seeing our folklore music in various international TH-cam channels means the world to me! ❤ These songs are filled with magic and mistery of our folklore mythology , I always get goosebumps , also pls check the Mystery of the the Bulgarian Voices ,our most famous folklore choir ❤
This world will be extremely beautiful if each country emphasizes on its own culture and stop mocking western countries.
@@borcepaskov5071 Idiotski nacionalisti su svugde isti - svojataju tudje kulturno blago. Makedonija ima dovoljno dobre muzike i bez laznog prisvajanja bugarske.
@@farhadpotter1 Poor western countries. Could you name one of them?
@@sorellmanDon't mock the poor colonizers.
That are all angel voices. So beautiful ❤❤❤❤
Someone finally got to them! Ive been obsessed since seeing them in that Adam Neely video about dissonance on TikTok.
Me too, I’ve been trying to find one of these for so long!
You might like some Thomas Bergersen tracks that incorporate Bulgarian choir:
- Starfall
- Fearless
- Colors of Love
- New Life
@@jordgubbe4627there was a transcription already 5 years ago
For people in the comments, rather than search only where this tracks are used. On KEXP the is a very good compilation with which to start, the perticular choir is Le mystère des voix Bulgares but there is many other. They are all good but arent listetened to a lot still. Don't wait on somebody to make them popular.
@@vasil.kamdzhalovбратле, хоровете ни постоянно са на турнета,не си мисли че ние тука като не ги слушаме са непопулярни. В Лондон примерно правят по някой допълнителен концерт,защото винаги има желаещи да ги видят и чуят(говорим за топ хоровете).
was anyone else blown away when the camera finally zoomed out to show a grand total of...eleven singers?
I was completely expecting a full stage...the way their voices resonate is incredible.
Only the ones who never heard this...
@marcodiluzio5370 okay hipster lol. You do realize you too once had a first time hearing this? There is a first time for everybody, and it doesn't make you cooler or more cultured for pointing it out. It just makes you look desperate.
@@Stanzafly true but also truthfully it was still mind blowing on the second play
and the third
and the fourth
and the fifth
@@marcodiluzio5370🤓
@@marcodiluzio5370 How nice to reach the day when everything is known and rendered unimpressive. And then to go about trying to void the wonder of others.
One of the singers is my teacher at the moment! She teaches Bulgarian Folklore in the music school im in! Can't be prouder from my country! 🇧🇬
А почему ты не можешь гордиться своей страной( такой перевод твоего комментария на русский мне выдал Гугл) в чем причина?По моему страна в которой ты родился там и сгодился и есть твоя Родина -мама,а она может и не права бывает но она мама!.
@@user-hk9zo4lu1dthey mean they are so proud of their country that it feels impossible to have more pride, it’s a common phrase in English (I’m not sure if this is done in other languages). I think a way to think of it is like this person is 100% proud of their country. You can’t be more proud than 100%. Hopefully that makes sense (and hopefully this translates well haha)
I laughed and felt teary eyed...... At the same time. Thank you?
Българин с името "Марк Скот"??
@@get_that_money664Псевдонимче :)
"you've never heard a choir like this" oh honey i've been on the koprivshtitsa festival stage
I doubt ppl here know wth is Koprivshtitsa festival 😂
@@moisieweone way or another, they shall figure it out, am I right?!
No need to be at that festival. It's quite know genre amongst any choral lovers. And I'm in Brazil, south hemisphere, so...Misleading title only...
Who are you talking to
@@MiguelCastro-km3lx It's not misleading for like the vast majority of Earth, and it's great to see that becoming less and less the case
Singers are chosen from country villages for the beauty and openness of their voices, and undergo extensive training in the unique, centuries-old singing style. Influenced by Bulgaria's Thracian, Bulgarian, Ottoman and Byzantine history, their music is striking in its use of diaphonic singing and distinctive timbre, as well as its modal scales, unusual meters (such as 7/8, 9/8, and 11/8), and dissonant harmonies (abundant second, seventh, and ninth intervals). All of these are characteristic of Bulgarian folk music.
Don't forget the use of melismatic singing as well.
Other slavic music has similar traits. Love it all!
byzantine and ottoman traits in our folk music!!!! Have you ever read anything about our history and centuries of wars with these countries? If we talk about dishes, maybe yes, but about music, no.
@@user-xc6co3ur2v Bulgarian nationalists never fail to make me laugh. You, along with us, were part of the ottoman empire for 500 years. Don't you think that there'd be at least *some* cultural exchange?
@@gnas1897 Laughter is health. Do you have any idea how many types of folk music we have in Bulgaria? You can't count them. There are probably foreign elements in some of them, but to generalize completely is a mistake. This music did not appear for two or three centurys. It is a thousands years old. You will probably laugh again, but if you show curiosity and see how old the Bulgarian calendar is, you might think about it. The world did not start with our neighbors
We did this song with our amateur choir a few years ago and it's SO HARD! So satisfying when it goes right though. Incredible performance.
I think I've learned it helps when everyone is standing in perfect spots too. My high-school choir teacher had us do a test and made us sing then switch peoples spots then made us sing again. Somehow, really, it is where you stand. Curious, but I love it.
@@generalgrievous-You get used to the voices of the people next to you, when you have different voices singing next to you it doesn't feel familiar anymore and you're more prone to mistakes because you can't rely on them (unless you're really good at isolating yourself)
@@generalgrievous- Yes my high school choir too! it was really fun
@@homiebreadpill What a cool skill
The harmonic dissonance is so hauntingly beautiful! But then the very soft "titi" makes be chuckle every time. This clip is a rollercoaster.
What dissonance? They are singing in harmonic minor and diatonic major
2nds, 7ths, augmented, and diminished intervals are by definition dissonant and are present in all keys. What are you even saying? Literally in the 1st bar, on the 1st beat, the 2nd scale degree is sung over the tonic before it resolves stepwise to a more stable minor 3rd. Anyone with even basic aural skills would be able to identify "dissonance" as one of the most prominent features of this song.
You are referring to dissonant intervals, not actual dissonance, the two are mutually exclusive. It literally resolves on the third note dude. You can even create dissonance with consonant intervals. Do you even know what dissonance means? It means lack of harmony between notes. Singing over a minor scale doesn't create dissonance, it creates harmony. There is no 'dissonance' going on.@@justinstacey7005
hehehe.... "soft titi"
That F major is SO expressive!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes. Typical phrygian harmony, but always very efficient when well prepared and done.
Same I was hearing as I came cross your comment!
Oh my so is you're obviously vast musical knowledge fnar fnar...
@@mymodel6recognizing an... F major isn't exactly rocket science!
This is legitimately one of the most incredible things I’ve ever heard.
If you find this interesting, you should check more Bulgarian, Serbian national music, it's all like this! 🙂
Actually, every 90's kid heard it on a weekly basis ;)
"In the time of ancient gods...
warlords...
and kings...
a land in turmoil cried out for a hero..."
She was xena a warrior princess
That was my SHIT! I'm an 03 tho
I fucking love xena glad I'm not the only one who thought of that banger show
Bulgarian choirs are NO JOKE!!! Those harmonies ride close together and are dead on!!!!!!
Не не са мъртви ,а живи та ще ви преобърнат нагоре с главите,затрити западни,,велики сили,,,
Кога най накрая ще разберете,че България е ,,Огромна,,!
Кога,смотаняци,педалидженфъри,безполови идиоти!
The impact this style had on me through first hearing the intro music in Ghost in the Shell as a kid is hard to overstate. I've been to Bulgaria twice now, in no small part due to my appreciation of the beautiful music that originated there. Awesome people. Beautiful music. Beautiful country. I hope to go back one day.
I have listened in awe to Bulgarian choral harmonies for forty + years, since discovering Les Mystères des voix Bulgares. Amazing singers like Yanka Rupkina, Stoyanka Boneva and Eva Gordeyeva (who formed the Trio Bulgarka). I’ve been lucky enough to attend many concerts given by these and other choirs. They’ve also worked with many well known artists, such as Kate Bush. The sound is so uniquely harmonic, it goes right through me. There are so many albums available, I would encourage everyone to buy, listen and be transported by this wonderful music. I’ll be ever grateful to have discovered it and have this sound in my life ❤
Me too!
@@RobWhittlestone Me three! Thanks to the efforts of e.g. Marcel Cellier and Ivo Watts-Russell in introducing this music to a global audience from the Seventies onwards. The lack of acknowledgement for those who have already introduced this lovely music to a global audience of millions is really poor.
@@greatpoochini1Unfortunately these guys did a lot of disservice as well, because of copyright the original performers cannot perform this music
Me four. Prituri se Planinata still floors me to this day. And the female choirs of Bulgaria are incomparable to this day.
I walked into a book and music store and they were playing that album. Blew me away. Bought the CD. Circa 1995?
English translation:
A kaval is playing, mother,
Up-down, mother, up-down, mother.
Kaval is playing, mother,
Up-down, mother, outside the village.
I'll go there, mother, to see it,
To see it, mother, to hear it.
If it is played by a fellow villager
I'll love him from dawn to noon.
If it is played by a stranger
I'll love him for my entire life.
Their voices are beautiful.
Petar Lyondev - the composer who made the arrangement for this folklore song was a very close friend of mine. This music will live forever. Thank you for this video. Full of beauty!
Very cool, where can i find more of this online?
Look for "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" @@venomtang
Name of song,!!!???? Please !I’m Mexican for goodness sake !!
@@StoriesAtNight "Kaval sviri"
Millions of light years away, another star has just been created.
You know your getting older if you recognize this song as the theme song of Xena the warrior princess. Lol. They smashed it. I've never heard the actual musical rendition by itself. It's amazing.
I was thinking the same thing
Bulgarian singing ranks up there with the most beautiful music in the world!
I love this piece and how it's filled with so many tensions and releases. The buildup to 1:24 is amazing and feels so bright compared to what came before, and can we talk about that F major chord?! Their voices are incredible and blend so well together too. This was awesome.
NOD! Good music taste ;)
Charles Cornell has a breakdown video on this sweet piece too if you'd like more :)
th-cam.com/video/F_CyUFwGi4A/w-d-xo.html
Yes, he’s amazing… but he completely missed the microtonal part which is why his piano didn’t match their voices most of the time .
A cappella too. Beautiful young ladies singing beautiful music. Well done, choir, well done.
The title is specifically funny to me because this is literally my favourite Bulgarian choire song and I’ve been a huge Bulgarian choire fan girl for half a decade now
What’s the name of the choir \ song?
It’s my personal annual Christmas tradition to listen to the Bulgarian Voices Christmas Album as nobody close to me enjoys it as much as I do… Love it so much, gives me goosebumps every year! 🫶🤍💚❤️
я давно слышал об этом хоре ,больше 40 лет даже пластинку послушал и забыл, думал уже не существуют,но блогодаря компютеру я сново продалжаю наслаждатся этим прекрасны пенем
Ето не один хор. В его состав 5-6 точно е число не знаю. Там хор"Пирин","Тракия",Филип Кутев" и т.д. А ето школьниць! ещо из модежнь!х формациях наверено.
Okay, can we please just appreciate, what kind of a great singer and how perfect you need to be in your voice, that you can even create these choirs?!
I saw these voices in France in Burgundy in an abbey in 1990. Incredibly wonderful !
This is the music I grew up with! Now I have traveled the world with my music craft and have never yet heard anything similar to our Bulgarian music ❤️ Always have goosebumps and tears when listening! Thank you for spreading this magic on your channel
какие-то совершенно фантастические гармонии для народной музыки, ритмика - космос...
так оно и должно быть!...
I'm from the American midwest, and I have listened to music like this. This is a beautiful example. Thanks.
actually i listen to them quite frequently
lol I figured some people would, I definitely do
Me too. When it comes to harmony and dynamics, this is by far one of the bests I've ever heard. On the male side, i like to listen to Мужской хор "ВСЕХСВЯТСКИЙ" - "ИИСУСОВА МОЛИТВА" (муз. Евгения Мурашко). The harmony is so cool and the final part with basso profundo is so calming to me.
@@origineo wow that is good
I've been to Bulgaria and I sure have. Amazing tradition.
Thank you very much for promoting our folklore. Videos like this are emotional to watch because you feel so appreciated. We indeed have lots of talented people especially in music in a small country like Bulgaria. Sadly, people inside the country forget and underestimte it. Be blessed.
Soooo, I'm guessing this type of music inspired whoever wrote the music for Ghost in the Shell. This is seriously one of my favorite things I've ever heard... ever. I got chills several times.
Not only GitS,a lot of Japanese anime OSTs have Bulgarian folklore music in it.
Ghost in the Shell is exactly what I was thinking too!
@@ghostlyflapjack Yeah totally. Not just similar but dead ringer.
@@scartinmorsese7723what means "dead ringer"?
@@moisiewe Just the idea of an exact match in contrast to a close but not exact match. In other words, it sounds like maybe the same choir and people... not just the same type of sound. If it's not the same choir and people singing, it's so close as to be indistinguishable.
Ghost In The Shell! I have to look it up to confirm it but I'd put a lot of money on it. This is freaking mesmerizing and gorgeous, just like the beginning of that lgendary anime.
Ah, apparently Kenji Kawai said it was "influence by them", not actually performed by them, based on numerous online sources.
I've always wondered where I can find such goosebump-inducing music ever since the late 90s. I'm so glad I've found it.
Yup it Sounds like Ghost in the Shell soundtrack
I had the exact same thought!
Holly shit, goosebumps all over the place. The power choosing the right spot to put dissonances.
1:44 hit me. I've never teared up from something simply from its sheer beauty until this. Wow
Yes I have heard a choir like this. Bulgarian choral music has a very distinct and unmistakeable character.
I LOVE THIS SONG, dont know much of Bulgarian songs but its so beautiful and addicting
Listen to 'Kalimankou Denkou', it's hauntingly beautiful.
Beautiful, bravo...BRAVO...Love and Respect from the UK.
Heavenly! I’m so happy this was offered by my algorithm, I’m an instant fan!
I've got tons of samples of Bulgarian folk choir that I use in various production projects. It can really cut through a mix, and if you round off the high end a bit it makes for a very ethereal-sounding pad.
I LOVE harmonic dissonance. Beautiful vocals!
素敵！なぜか重量感もあって、凄い音楽！ありがとうございます日本から感謝を込めて！
Japan is a very nice country and you have great culture, thank you for the kind words.
@@vasil.kamdzhalov貴国のご発展をお祈り申し上げます！
this is enchanting
Beautiful, captivating and so skilled..... more, please😊❤
It's interesting how the mainstream consumers of music are starting to pick up on things like this. This song has been in Americans eyes since Zena Warrior Princess, and obviously it's much older than that, but suddenly people are like 'oh this is so new'. haha
Glad you found it. I've done my best to share this exact video on social media and I suspect it's the reason Charles Cornell found it, and now you.
Exatamente 😂❤
As a Bulgarian I’ve recognised motives from our folklore in a lot of Hollywood movies and western songs, I guess people just don’t realise what it is, we Bulgarians can pick it up from the first tone. There’s at least one big movie each year that uses Bulgarian songs. Last year it was in the opening scene of the Banshees of Inisherin. It’s always a cool surprise to hear it randomly like this and to see people appreciate our music.
Thank you for telling me where I had heard this before... obviously it is in loads of films and computer gam3 trailers and the title is bizarre clickbait, but Xena is probably the best known example.
Как красиво звучат болгарки!!!
ничего удивительного, это же настоящие женщины!...
This had a profound impact on me in the early 1990's. This recording, in particular, I must have listen to this hundreds of times. But now seeing the video, oh boy, oh boy, what would I give to conduct such a vocal ensemble...
Gorgeous ladies with beautiful synchronized harmonious voices. 😍👍
Thanks for this music. The Bulgarian female choirs sing with this unique sound.
I like it that this style is a living tradition, it inspires me.
So I've never heard music like this?!?! Yup...you were right. Freaking awesome post
Mesmerisingly brilliant!! I feel transfixed when I listen to this choir, the complexity of their harmonies and the depth of tone is fascinating and wonderful. I listen often to feel that wonder, it's almost addictive!!!
_"you've NEVER heard a choir like this"_
I did.
It brought me to tears for whatever reason.
Maybe it's their innocence.
No way... I just couldn't believe my ears and my eyes as well... These girls are so gorgeous talented singers, singing with the voice of angels... I fell in love immediately.
I just cant get enough of this. It's simply perfect...
As a Dutchman not only heard it, I've sung it. It's not the harmonies that are the problem, it's the meters.
Thirty years ago I sang in a choir specialised in Russian music, but with a change of director came a shift into Slavic music from the Balkans... that took some getting used to.
FINALLY U FOUND THE BULGARIAN FEMAL CHOIR
There's atleast 5-6 on top lvl it's not a single female choir. And these here are still schoolgirls i guess.
Wunderbare Stimmen und Lieder.
What do you know what anybody heard until yet?
I heard a choir like that long time ago!
It is wonderful!
Heard this sung by the Estonian TV Girls choir at a choir festival and it was breathtaking this is a incredible song.
That choir is absolutely incredible
Look up a performance (or go to one live if possible) of Peace Upon You Jerusalem. It was written for them by Arvo Part
Can you please tell me the name of it?
Kaval Sviri Arranged by Peter Lyondev@@echostorm1996
Love hearing non-Western rhythm patterns such as the 9/16 being divided 2-2-2-3 here. The "extra" beat is a standard feature of folk music and dance in Bulgaria and the region and where rhythms like the alternating 33/16 and 36/16 in "Bulgarian Bulge" come from. You just ride along with the 2-beat patterns and wait for the 3-beat to land.
This the type of choir music we needed everywhere😂
I never get tired of hearing this. Magical and uplifting.
Love those major & minor 2nds! And of course a great transcription!
There has never been a powerful or moving 2 minutes and 8 seconds of singing. Why it's so powerful..is hard to put into words. It would be wonderful to re-unite these beautfiul women at some point to conjure the magic once more. Thankyou ladies for briefly opening the Gates of Heaven for us mere mortals to witness!!
I was surprised when I opened the video because that's literally what I heard my Whole childhood my mother being fond of this music !! I love it ! Incredible
Goosebumps :) That's fantastic!
That E-F to E "rub" is just so powerful! Fantastic!
this was amazing, haunting, and hypnotic. The harmony, and tension created, and the rhythms... thank you
It never stops being mind blowing. Have heard this type of music for years and it is always amazing. Thank you for posting this.
Великолепие народного творчества. Фантазии многоголосия.
I always watch this when it pops up.
I knew the time signature for the “lively” portion had a nine on the top. Thank you for the validation. 😊
Haven't got a clue what they're singing but it's really beautiful and haunting!
Oh yes, I have heard of a choir like this before because I listen to video game soundtracks. I did not know that this was a Bulgarian choir. Also, love the music transcription! Thank you!
i loved performing and learning this song!! Very beautiful when you are standing amongst dedicated and talented women! it was such a fun song! Bulgarian folk songs are always leave me in awe!
I have heard many times but never fails to blow me away.
I cant listen to this without being in a constant state of goosebumps and shivers. Amazing!
how bro 11 singers and such a loud and powerful sound crazy
This is a marvel : short, but fantastic. I fell in love with those choirs.
Love the Bulgarian choral music.
Not a trace of tension in any of them. Simply amazing.
Been swooning for ballad of the puppets for like a decade. Always so happy to see the OG style.
I have a few CDs of this marvellous music that I purchased nearly 20 years ago. It's still spellbinding to listen to.
It’s so cool how my marching band is playing this to tell a story in our show this year.
Amazing music and amazing choir
Thank you for including the score! Such rich harmonies there!
I've heard this exact choir many many many many times. It's amazing.
Love that blend of tonality, the scale and layered harnonies, the vocal rubato and the precision when they converge to unison at the end of the early phrases. Such a cool thing to sing or listen to a well-honed choir. Shades of Ghost In the Shell with the vocal blend, interestingly Kenji Kawai wanted to use Bulgarian folk singers for the GITS choral performances, but had to fall back to a Japanese folk song choir so utilised Bulgarian harmonies.
BTW, this takes tremendous work an dedication. From a fellow romanian neighbour, love and admiration!
Потрясающие голоса, потрясающее исполнение, потрясающая композиция и потрясающие исполнительницы. В этом видео всё потрясающее❤
My aunt and uncle live in the Bulgarian mountains. I should send them this.
I in fact have heard this before and its still absolutely beautiful
THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUND TRACK ON XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS!!!
They look so happy to sing it
Music is so full of art .. amazing 😃🤗🥰💖🙏