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A Ukrainian Wedding / Tarnawsky, Cappella Romana
Cappella Records

A Ukrainian Wedding / Tarnawsky, Cappella Romana

Contemporary Spiritual Serene Contemplative Exotic
$17.99

Details

Composer
Porfiry Demutsky, Hannu Kononen, Oleksander Koshyts, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Yakiv Yatsynevych
Artist
Cappella Romana
Format
CD
Label
Cappella Records
Released
Oct 18, 2024
Catalog #
CR431
UPC
753459658543

About

Ukrainian American folklorist and singer Nadia Tarnawsky leads the women of Cappella Romana with special guest folklorists from Ukraine, Inna Kovtun and Hanna Tishchenko, to perform this unique offering of Ukrainian wedding songs. The songs sung in preparation for the wedding employ the vocal techniques of village singers, while the chants and choral works sung during the wedding ceremony itself reflect the sublime style more prevalent in church singing. From the engagement through the crowning of the young couple, the rituals of a traditional Ukrainian wedding are accompanied by songs. Traditionally performed by the women belonging to the families of the young couple, these songs help bring forth good health, prosperity, and many children. These songs were collected by Nadia Tarnawsky in Ukrainian villages, often from women over 80 years old, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 Oh the Gates Creaked (Rivne region) 00:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Oh the Gates Creaked (Rivne region)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  2. 2 The Goose Flew Over the Mountain (Dnipropetrovsk region) 00:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Goose Flew Over the Mountain (Dnipropetrovsk region)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  3. 3 The Cuckoo Bird Flew (Vinnytsia region) 01:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Cuckoo Bird Flew (Vinnytsia region)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  4. 4 Marichka's Mother (Kharkiv region) 01:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Marichka's Mother (Kharkiv region)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  5. 5 God Bless - Our Oven is Laughing - Vasyl's Father (Poltava region) 01:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    God Bless - Our Oven is Laughing - Vasyl's Father (Poltava region)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  6. 6 Makers of the Korovai (Volyn region) 01:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Makers of the Korovai (Volyn region)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anonymous
  7. 7 We Go to the Clear Field (Zakarpattya region) 00:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    We Go to the Clear Field (Zakarpattya region)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  8. 8 Glorious Night (Donetsk region) 01:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Glorious Night (Donetsk region)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  9. 9 Look, Mother (Poltava region) 01:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Look, Mother (Poltava region)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  10. 10 The Pine is Green in Both Summer and Winter (Kyiv region) 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Pine is Green in Both Summer and Winter (Kyiv region)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anonymous
  11. 11 The Violets Blossomed (Ivano-Frankivsk region) 01:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Violets Blossomed (Ivano-Frankivsk region)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  12. 12 My Mother Lit a Candle (Poltava region) 02:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    My Mother Lit a Candle (Poltava region)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  13. 13 The Duck Swam (Chernihiv region) 02:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Duck Swam (Chernihiv region)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  14. 14 On Sunday Morning (Chernihiv region) 01:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    On Sunday Morning (Chernihiv region)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  15. 15 God, Come to Us (Ivano-Frankivsk region) 01:13
    Track
    15
    Title
    God, Come to Us (Ivano-Frankivsk region)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  16. 16 Blessing for the Wedding (Lemko village of Sanok, Poland) 02:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Blessing for the Wedding (Lemko village of Sanok, Poland)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  17. 17 My Father, My Dove (Sumy region) 01:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    My Father, My Dove (Sumy region)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  18. 18 Hail, Mary (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble) 01:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Hail, Mary (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Yakiv Yatsynevych
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  19. 19 Psalm 127 [tone 7] 02:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    Psalm 127 [tone 7]
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  20. 20 Prokimen [tone 8] 01:22
    Track
    20
    Title
    Prokimen [tone 8]
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  21. 21 Alleluia (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble) 02:17
    Track
    21
    Title
    Alleluia (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Oleksandr Koshetz
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  22. 22 O Most Holy Virgin Mother (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble) 03:10
    Track
    22
    Title
    O Most Holy Virgin Mother (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Oleksandr Koshetz
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  23. 23 Our Father [Kyivan Chant] 02:10
    Track
    23
    Title
    Our Father [Kyivan Chant]
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  24. 24 Dance, Isaiah and Troparia [tones 5 and 7] 02:05
    Track
    24
    Title
    Dance, Isaiah and Troparia [tones 5 and 7]
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  25. 25 More Honorable Than the Cherubim (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble) 01:39
    Track
    25
    Title
    More Honorable Than the Cherubim (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Kyrylo Stetsenko
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky
  26. 26 Many Years (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble) 01:23
    Track
    26
    Title
    Many Years (arr. N. Tarnawsky for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Hannu Kononen
    Ensemble
    members Cappella Romana
    Conductor
    Nadia Tarnawsky