![]() ![]() The Festival of the Dalmatian Klapas in Omiš is the best known music festival and has a long tradition in Klapa music. The klapa tradition is still very much alive, with new songs composed and festivals held. Klapa s Mora performing their song " Mižerja" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö Klapa can also be accompanied with synthesizer keyboards, usually simulating percussion instruments. In recent times, female vocal groups have been quite popular, but in general male and female groups do not mix.Īlthough klapa is a cappella music, on occasion it is possible to add a gentle guitar and a mandolin (instrument similar in appearance and sound to tamburitzas). It is usually composed of up to a dozen male singers. It is possible to double all the voices apart from the first tenor. Description Ī klapa group consists of a first tenor, a second tenor, a baritone, and a bass. ![]() In 2012 klapa was inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Main elements of the music are harmony and melody, with rhythm very rarely being very important. The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), country (homeland) and sea. The word klapa translates as "a group of friends" and traces its roots to littoral church singing. Klapa music is a form of traditional a cappella singing with origins in Dalmatia, Croatia. Male klapa "Sagena" in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall ![]()
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