Lyrical contours of Doina from Oltenia. Characteristics and analysis

Abstract

In the opinion of musicologists, “doina” is one of the richest genres and closest to the soul of people, be it vocal or instrumental. Moreover, the “doina” is the one which, along with the carol, despite its uncertain origins, gives a particular note to the Romanian folklore in general. In order to be able to organize the musical material that the “doina” form inside them, it is necessary to refer to the “doina” types and their classification criteria, which is the main objective of this article.