This article discusses the ballad as one of the most enigmatic genre structures in both Slovenia and Europe as a whole. The Slovenian ballad is presented within the international context, along with analysis and synthesis of its fundamental textual, musical, and contextual characteristics. The article deals with the themes and typology of Slovenian ballads.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29260077
This article presents ritual elements and ritualism as concealed in or revealed through folk song as a special topic related to the intersection of perspectives in ethnological and folklore studies. This article determines the significance of recording individual songs with ritual backgrounds after the limits of individual branches of research had already been delineated and when the context had been forgotten or did not seem significant to the transcriber.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28572205
The article discusses the continuation and transformation of the classical motiv of Orpheus and Eurydice in the Slovene folk ballad tradition. It attemts to trace the path of the myth in the song's enviroments. An analysis of thirthy-one versions of the ballad makes it possible to trace the extremly varied subjects of the ballad (King Mathias, St. Thomas, the ninth king, little David) and therby discover various story structures. The article demonstrates that the ballad has a strong presence in contemporary Slovenian poetry and discusses the problem of poetry genre transformations.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30355757
This article presents the research process and results of a morphological and structural analysis of written notations of couple's Steirich dances in Slovenia. In addition to its methodological approach to studying folk dances, it also contributes to the development of appropriate terminology because it analyzes and defines the initial positions of each dancer in the couple, as well as the handholds found in the couple's forms of the selected folk dance.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30410797
This paper analyzes the development of the conceptualization and orientation of Slovenian folklore studies based on an overview of how the typology of Slovenian folksongs was shaped. The issue of Slovenian folksong genrefication is highlighted as an issue of priorities that reflect society’s priorities. By examining various approaches, the paper discusses the role of institutionalized research in folklore studies and draws attention to the necessity of reflecting on these issues. Reevaluating these views also implies reevaluating today’s understanding of “folk character.”
COBISS.SI-ID: 32127277