Choral Collection-Traditional choirs folk ensembles or any other group of singers will enjoy this collection of songs from the Republic of Georgia selected notated and recorded by Clayton Parr and Carl Linich. Like folk songs from the rest of theworld Georgian songs are traditionally connected with events of daily life – work songs laments lullabies songs about historical events or figures ritual songs healing songs traveling songs comic songs and dancesongs. Table songs are a particularly important genre and the tradition of the supra (ritual banquet) with elaborate toasts and songs occupies a central position in Georgian traditional culture. Traditionally these songs arein three polyphonic voice parts and the authors have provided many pedagogical tools for learning: recordings pronunciation guides lyric sheets song backgrounds and recordings. Includes 18 songs CD includes song demos part-Learning tracks available online.
