Táncház: Kalotaszegi Dance Cycle- Lassú, Csárdás, and Szapora (Újstílus Ensemble)

Band: Újstílus
Track: B1) Kalotaszegi Dance Cycle- Lassú, Csárdás, and Szapora
Album: Hungarian Táncház Music - Gyimesi • Kalotaszegi • Palóc (1983)
Táncház:
In the early 1970's several Hungarian folk musicians came upon a táncház, or dance house, in the village of Szék. Although located now in Romania (and named Sic), the village is ethnically Hungarian, and the discovery of the Hungarian táncház in Szék sparked the Táncház Movement, a resurgence of village-style dance and music, popular today in many parts of the world. Here in Szék were living peasant musicians performing for dancers in a style that was only known at that time through the transcriptions and tapes of ethnomusicologists and composers such as Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Suddenly, the music came to life, and the playing style, which could never be properly notated on paper, could be learned directly from the villagers.
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Urban folk musicians soon discovered that there were other villages where the táncház tradition was alive. Each region of Hungary had its own particular style of music and dance, and today many of the regions of Hungary have been studied, and their playing styles, dancing steps, and improvisations are enjoyed and preserved in the táncház of the cities.
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The core of this interest in folk music lies in the bearers of the tradition; the peasant musicians. These village musicians, who still live and work in their traditional ways, preserve a rich musical culture in their often secluded villages. City musicians, such as Újstílus, have helped to bridge the gap between urban and rural culture by studying side by side with these folk artists, not only learning the dance tunes, but also the playing style, ornamentation, and improvisation style of each region. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
The music on this record is a direct extension of this close contact. Many of the tunes are identifiable from archival research tapes, but there are new ones as well. The Kalotaszegi legényes, for example, was learned by the lead fiddler of Újstílus, Csaba Ökrös, through studying with Cs. T. from Bánffyhunyad in Kalotaszeg. The selections from Kalotaszeg are performed with a fiddle, kontra and cello.
Band Members:
Vocalist: Gaug Ágnes
Violin: Csaba Ökrös
Viola (Kontra): Antal Fekete
Kaval: István Adorján
Cello: Géza Pénzes
The Band:
The Újstílus Ensemble was formed in 1980. The authenticity and quality of the band earned the members a great deal of recognition in Hungary, and in 1982 they received the prestigious "Young Masters of the Folk Art--Folk Music" award. That year they also received their performance license from the National Director's Guild.

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