European Voices IV presents new perspectives on two basic performance styles of traditional
music of Europe: 1) Solo playing on single instruments with the possibility for multipart
texture for instance different bagpipes and bowed instruments. 2) Practices of playing in
small ensembles with a leading role of the violin and later of wind instruments widespread in
Central and Eastern Europe. 14 renowned ethnomusicologists from eleven countries offer new
insights on style repertoire ways of musical thinking and performance behaviour. Their
studies are based on historical sources as well as of a vivid exchange with local musicians
during in-depth ethnographic fieldwork.
