Meditera is a concept of music, which explores the traditions of
the Balkan and Mediterranean music culture, transforming them
and extracting the most beautiful and universal elements out
of it.
What is been nurtured in the traditional music of the Balkans
is a kind of purity, and a deep humanity in the songs, which
is prevalent especially in the lyrics, but also in the
sweetness & meekness of the melody.
This, in turn, draws it's
roots in the deeply human, manhood orientated Tradition of the
Orthodox Church of the East (the Saints from the icons are
always turned toward us - never a profile).
Many folk songs
are extensions of the Hymns sung at the Liturgy - thus
creating the Eastern Orthodox GOSPEL music, if you like. But
this music is never something 'special' so to say - it's
always, as the Church life in general, a part of a holistic
lifestyle.
A good example are the Orthodox feasts - people
would go to church, celebrate the Liturgy, and then sit in the
yard, bring food, vine & instruments and just continue to
celebrate what was started in the church, thus creating a
'Liturgy after the Liturgy' as we call it.
Now, this world as we know it is never a totally jolly place:
thus you won't find here some kind of 'Oh Happy Day' feel.
Rather in the Mediterranean culture and music, the joy is
always experienced in the same time with/through the sadness
of the world - thus creating JOYFUL SADNESS feel.
Meditera music is very much in the joyful
sadness feel. Depending on your daily mood, the same tune
which today sounded like a dirge, tomorrow might sound like
ode of joy - and this is how our actual human fabric is made -
we don't live daily in extremity - rather we linger somewhere
between that joy or sadness of our daily affairs.
Musical Concepts
Scales
This music is made out of
scales used broadly in the whole Easter music world. Thus,
except of the "ordinary" major and Minor, often a combination
is made with the following:
Major
Joyful Sadness
