Documentary testimonies about the national music in European culture Historiographical journey (XVI—XVII centuries

Abstract

The study brings to the forefront some reference information on the connections of national oral music with the European space. The sources of documentation, to which we turn, allow a first finding, according to which our music enters the attention of the West in the XVI century. Firstly, we refer to the first records of folklore, which appeared in publications in Poland, Germany and France, and which are found in tabulations, anthologies and (or) collections of music. Once they have come out of print and have been put into circulation, they reach the creative laboratory of European artistic personalities, who have gone on to capitalize on our ethnic music in various forms and genres. We catalog some creations through concrete examples, having as a source of suggestion the local melody. Along the way, the actual musical documents from the period under investigation are supplemented with data and information from adjacent fields. The paper takes into account the contribution of foreign authors in a limited period of time (XVI–XVII centuries), who through their contribution have facilitated the promotion of the originality of our musical culture, increasing its visibility and value on the European continent.