klapa
Sign in to saveKlapa music is a form of traditional a cappella singing with origins in Dalmatia, Croatia. The word klapa translates as "a group of friends" and traces its roots to littoral church singing. The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), country (homeland) and sea. Main elements of the music are harmony and melody, with rhythm very rarely being very important. In 2008, Croatian Ministry of Culture proclaimed it Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2012 klapa was inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Klapa
- Music genre.image
- Klapa Sagena koncert Križ nek ti sačuva ime Vatroslav Lisinski 7 rujna 2008.jpg
- Music genre.caption
- Male klapa "Sagena" in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
- Music genre.stylistic_origins
- Croatian music
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Dalmatia
- Music genre.instruments
- Human voice
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Croatia
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00746
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2012
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 7th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Klapa music is a form of traditional a cappella singing with origins in Dalmatia, Croatia. The word klapa translates as "a group of friends" and traces its roots to littoral church singing. The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), country (homeland) and sea. Main elements of the music are harmony and melody, with rhythm very rarely being very important. In 2008, Croatian Ministry of Culture proclaimed it Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2012 klapa was inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
==Description== A klapa group consists of a first tenor, a second tenor, a baritone, and a bass. It is possible to double all the voices apart from the first tenor. It is usually composed of up to a dozen male singers. In recent times, female vocal groups have been quite popular, but in general male and female groups do not mix.