1. SITE 23 Ltd – Hungarian partner Hungarian Dances and Hungarian Folklore Viksjöfors - June, 2013

2. Hungarian folk music includes a broad array of styles, including the recruitment dance verbunkos, the csárdás and nóta.verbunkoscsárdásnóta During the 20th century, Hungarian composers were influenced by the traditional music of their nation. Béla BartókBéla Bartók took this departure into the abstract musical world in his appropriation of traditional Hungarian Zoltán KodályZoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók observed that Hungarian "peasant music" use pentatonic (five tone) formations, along with a liking for tempo These features jointly may be considered as altogether typical, and differentiate "Hungarian peasant music" from that of any other nation.Béla Bartókpentatonic tempo Bartók studied over 300 melodies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBYu__Kf6iE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBYu__Kf6iE Viksjöfors - June, 2013

3. -Hungarian Folk Dances -The most important stylistic feature of the dance within the Carpathians is the unusually large amount of personal improvisation. -"...Steps, turns, movement, postures, all are arbitrary, left to the taste and genius of the dancer. The dance does not consist of regular well-defined steps... but an individual dance inspired by an idea.„ Viksjöfors - June, 2013

4. -Types -The Csárdás is undoubtedly the most popular and important dance in the Hungarian repertoire – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bunbOHdMTAw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bunbOHdMTAw -Verbunkos: a solo man's dance evolved from the recruiting performances of the Austro-Hungarian army. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrmc2N6xnkVerbunkosAustro-Hungarian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrmc2N6xnk -Karikázó: a circle dance performed by women only accompanied by singing of folksongs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgP- 9KujxUKarikázóhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgP- 9KujxU Viksjöfors - June, 2013

5. -Folk costumes -4 main regions, the best known is perhaps the so-called Great Plain. Another well-known region is Transylvania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDIznMOoems The main characteristic is the different patterns embroidered onto the blouses, aprons, headbands, skirts and sometimes even on the boots. Viksjöfors - June, 2013

6. -Costumes and dances for the Old and the Young: - Folk dances performed by children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3jHexGDc8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3jHexGDc8 -Folk dances performed by the old: -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG-CnQpmKsAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG-CnQpmKsA Viksjöfors - June, 2013

7. -Hungarian folk music in the oeuvre of the great classical music composers: - Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9WkkQ -Franz Liszt: The Hungarian Rhapsody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odaG9qi818 Bartók Béla: Este a székelyeknél http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMhcfx5FvY Viksjöfors - June, 2013

8. -Hungarian folk art: -Embroidery -Black clay vessels (pottery) -Wood carvings -Available in several skanzens all over the country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYQSPUDGmGk Viksjöfors - June, 2013

9. -Thank you for your attention! Kate and Andrew Fazekas k.telek23@chello.hu Viksjöfors - June, 2013

10. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=coGXTy5isuY A csitári hegyek alatt Régen leesett a hó Azt hallottam kisangyalom Véled esett el a ló Kitörted a kezedet Mivel ölelsz engemet? Így hát kedves kisangyalom, nem lehetek a tied. Somewhere on the mountain side The winter cold fell long ago My little angel why did you have to fall out riding in the snow If your arms are broken, tell me how Will you ever hold me now Darling then my little angel How can I be yours again? Viksjöfors - June, 2013