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Date recorded: June 21, 1952
Contributor(s): Performer: Cobla Principal de Figueras; Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: dance, sardana
Culture: Catalan, Spanish
Instruments: bass (double), flute, tabor, tible, trombone, trumpet, voice
Language: Catalan
Location: Portbou, Girona, Cataluna, Spain
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T583
Track Number: 5
Archive ID: T583R05
Transcript:
Belongs to: Portbou 6/52
About the session: Traditional tunes for dancing the sardana, the Catalonian round dance. The cobla (ensemble) uses the gralla or dulzaina (local oboe-like instrument of different sizes); three-holed flute and small tabor; brass; and string bass (tuned to la-re-sol).
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