Summary Balázs, a bit of a bagpipe nerd and Juraj Dufek musician and instrument maker, tell us all about the 'devil's instrument'. The crew visits two Slovakian villages on either side of the Vtácnik mountain, and documents bagpipe-heavy carnival proceedings, compare Hungarian and Slovak traditions, and trace the instrument to its origins in the Middle Ages. Bagpipe music is currently UNESCO listed as Slovakian, due to the administrative quirks of enlisting intangible heritage; but the instrument and its tradition is present across Central and South-Eastern Europe, as well as the whole of the Carpathian Basin. Bagpipe playing preserves such archaic patterns, that it can reveal a wealth of knowledge about the whole region. Ethnomusicologist Bernard Galaj, the event's founder, shows us a bagpipe carnival in 2023, how it came about and why it's so unique as the imperishable instrument keep on blowing in the background.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 21, 2024
Countries of origin : Hungary
Official sites : Trailer Website
Production companies : Music Hungary Zenemukiadó
Summary Balázs, a bit of a bagpipe nerd and Juraj Dufek musician and instrument maker, tell us all about the 'devil's instrument'. The crew visits two Slovakian villages on either side of the Vtácnik mountain, and documents bagpipe-heavy carnival proceedings, compare Hungarian and Slovak traditions, and trace the instrument to its origins in the Middle Ages. Bagpipe music is currently UNESCO listed as Slovakian, due to the administrative quirks of enlisting intangible heritage; but the instrument and its tradition is present across Central and South-Eastern Europe, as well as the whole of the Carpathian Basin. Bagpipe playing preserves such archaic patterns, that it can reveal a wealth of knowledge about the whole region. Ethnomusicologist Bernard Galaj, the event's founder, shows us a bagpipe carnival in 2023, how it came about and why it's so unique as the imperishable instrument keep on blowing in the background.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 21, 2024
Countries of origin : Hungary
Official sites : Trailer Website
Production companies : Music Hungary Zenemukiadó
