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[[Image:Taraf of Ochi-Albi, 1860, Szatmary.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Lăutari in the 19th century]]
{{Romani people}}
The [[Romanian language|Romanian]] word '''lăutar''' ({{IPA
The term was adopted by members of a professional clan of [[Romani music]]ians in the late 18th century. The term is derived from ''lăută'', the [[Romanian language|Romanian]] word for [[lute]]. ''Lăutari'' usually perform in bands, called [[taraf (musical band)|taraf]].
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[[Image:Stamp of Moldova 096.gif|thumb|''Lăutarii'', a 1995 Moldovan stamp]]
''Lăutar'', according to the DEX ("Dicționarul Explicativ al Limbii Române" — "The Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language"), is formed from ''lăută'' (meaning "[[lute]]") and the [[agent suffix]] ''-ar'', common for [[occupational name]]s. Originally, the word was used only for the peasant
==History==
The first mention of ''lăutari'' is from 1558 when [[Mircea Ciobanul]] ''(appointed ruler by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] in January 1545)'', the [[Voivode]] of [[Wallachia]], gives ''Ruste lăutarul'' (''Ruste the lăutar'') as a gift to the [[Vornic]] Dingă from [[Moldavia]].<ref name="History">[http://www.romanothan.ro/romana/muzica/documente/istoria_lautarilor.htm O istorie a lautarilor (A history of the lautari)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205141946/http://www.romanothan.ro/romana/muzica/documente/istoria_lautarilor.htm |date=2007-02-05 }}</ref> In 1775 the first ''lăutărească'' [[guild]] (''breaslă''), was established in Wallachia.
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The ''lăutari'' existed mainly in the [[Moldova]], [[Muntenia]], [[Oltenia]] and [[Dobruja]] regions of present-day Romania.<ref name="Meseria de lăutar (I)"/> In [[Transylvania]], traditional professional musicians didn't exist until the 19th century.<ref name="Meseria de lăutar (III) — Ardealul și Banatul">{{cite web|url=http://www.rodulpamantului.ro/150--meseria-de-lautar-ardealul-si-banatul.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220084440/http://www.rodulpamantului.ro/150--meseria-de-lautar-ardealul-si-banatul.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2012|title=Meseria de lăutar (III) - Ardealul şi Banatul > Rodul Pamantului|date=20 February 2012|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref> For this reason the ''peasant'' music of Transylvania remained more "pure". A similar situation was in [[Banat]]. Today the Romani ''lăutari'' are also predominant in Transylvania.<ref name="SR - Despre lautarie">{{cite web|url=http://www.divers.ro/opinii_ro?wid=37620&func=viewSubmission&sid=4654|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525065256/http://www.divers.ro/opinii_ro?wid=37620&func=viewSubmission&sid=4654|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2009|title=Opinii - Divers|date=25 May 2009|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
As performers, ''lăutari'' are usually loosely organized into a group known as a [[Taraf (musical band)|Taraf]], which often consists largely of the males of an extended family. (There are female ''lăutari'', mostly vocalists, but they are far outnumbered by the men.) Each ''taraf'' is led by a ''[[Prímás|primaș]]'', a primary soloist.
Traditionally, the ''lăutari'' played by ear, but today more and more ''lăutari'' have musical studies and can read notes.<ref name="Lautari cu atestat">{{cite web|url=http://www.click.ro/Special/ei-sunt-primii-lautari-cu-atestat-european|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205180542/http://www.click.ro/Special/ei-sunt-primii-lautari-cu-atestat-european|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2007|title=Click! / Special / Ei sunt primii lautari cu atestat european|date=5 December 2007|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Intoarcerea la radacini">{{cite web|url=http://jurnalul.ro/editie-de-colectie/damian-draghici-21-mai-2007/pasari-calatoare-intoarcerea-la-radacini-292721.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328211425/http://jurnalul.ro/editie-de-colectie/damian-draghici-21-mai-2007/pasari-calatoare-intoarcerea-la-radacini-292721.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2014|title=Păsări călătoare - Intoarcerea la rădăcini|date=28 March 2014|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
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==Lăutărească music==
The music of the ''lăutari'' is called ''muzica lăutărească''. There is not a single music style of the ''lăutari'', the music style varies from region to region, the best known being that from southern Romania.<ref name = "SR - Despre lautarie 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.divers.ro/opinii_ro?wid=37620&func=viewSubmission&sid=4654|title=Cu seriozitate despre muzica lautareasca (Seriously about the lautareasca music)|website=Divers.ro|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref> The ''lăutărească'' music is complex and elaborated, with dense harmonies and refined ornamentations, and its execution requires a good technique.<ref name = "SR - Confesiune">{{cite web|url=http://www.observatorcultural.ro/index.html/Confesiune*articleID_10894-articles_details.html?&articleID=10894&printPage=1&setWindowName=shEAPopUpWnd|title=Confesiune - Observator Cultural|website=Observatorcultural.ro|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Lautarii romanilor">{{cite web|url=http://www.divers.ro/actualitate_ro?wid=37455&func=viewSubmission&sid=1534|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214172549/http://www.divers.ro/actualitate_ro?wid=37455&func=viewSubmission&sid=1534|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2012|title=Actualitate - Divers|date=14 February 2012|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
The ''lăutari'' drew inspiration from all the musics they had contact with: the pastoral music of [[Romania]], the [[Byzantine music]] played in the church, as well as foreign music, such as [[Turkish people|Turkish]], [[Russia]]n or [[Western Europe]]an.<ref name="History"/><ref name="Barbu Lautaru">{{cite web|url=http://www.romaworld.ro/personalitati/barbu-lautaru.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701102012/http://www.romaworld.ro/personalitati/barbu-lautaru.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2008|title=Barbu Lautaru - Personalitati|date=1 July 2008|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref name = "Lautarii si compozitiunile lor">{{cite web|url=http://ro.wikisource.org/wiki/L%C4%83utarii_%C5%9Fi_compozi%C5%A3iunile_lor|title=Lăutarii și compozițiunile lor - Wikisource|website=ro.wikisource.org|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
Improvisation is an important part of the ''lăutărească'' music. Each time a ''lăutar'' plays a melody he re-interprets it.<ref name="Mihalache">[http://www.mihalache.dk/ Official site of George Mihalache, that comes from an old lautari family)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131221554/http://www.mihalache.dk/ |date=2009-01-31 }}</ref> For this reason the ''lăutărească'' music has been compared to [[Jazz]] music. A ''lăutar'' from the [[Damian Draghici]] band, who also played Jazz, said that the ''lăutărească'' music is ''a kind of Jazz''.<ref name="Lautareasca-Jazz">{{cite web|url=http://jurnalul.ro/search/traditie-veche-la-timpuri-noi-old-tradition-at-new-times.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919093536/http://jurnalul.ro/search/traditie-veche-la-timpuri-noi-old-tradition-at-new-times.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2015|title=Traditie Veche La Timpuri Noi Old Tradition At New Times|date=19 September 2015|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
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The music of the ''lăutari'' establishes the structure of the elaborate Romanian peasant [[wedding]]s, as well as providing entertainment (not only music, but [[magic trick]]s, stories, bear training, etc.) during the less eventful parts of the ritual. The ''lăutari'' also function as guides through the wedding rituals and moderate any conflicts that may arise during what can be a long, alcohol-fuelled party. Over a period of nearly 48 hours, this can be very physically strenuous.
The repertoire of the ''lăutari'' include [[hora (dance)|hora]], [[sârba]], brâul (a high tempo hora), doiul, tunes with Turkish derived rhythms (geamparaua, breaza, rustemul, maneaua lăutărească, cadâneasca), [[doina]], de ascultare (roughly "song for listening", it can be considered a more complex form of doina), cântecul bătranesc, [[Căluşari|călușul]], ardeleana, corăgheasca,
In southern Romania, the ''lăutărească'' music has a rural stratum and an urban one.<ref name = "SR - Despre lautarie"/>
Following custom almost certainly dating back at least to the [[Middle Ages]], most ''lăutari'' rapidly spend the fees from these wedding ceremonies on extended [[banquet]]s for their friends and families over the days immediately following the wedding.
==Instruments often played by ''lăutari''==
*[[pan flute]] (called "muscal" then "nai" in Romanian) –
*[[violin]] – Always popular among ''lăutari''.
*contra violin - Wider and deeper than a violin.
*[[double bass]] – Though often present in the ''taraf'', the bass didn't receive much attention from the lăutari, because it didn't allow for "mărunt" (virtuosic) playing.
*[[cobza]]/lăuta – An instrument similar
*[[cimbalom]] (called "țambal" in Romanian) – It replaced the cobza/lăuta, having more capabilities.
*[[accordion]] – Very popular in the modern ''lăutarească'' music.
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Today, the ''lăutari'' also used a lot of electric, electronic, and electroacoustic instruments: various keyboards (electronic accordions included), electric and electroacoustic guitars and basses, etc.
==List of well-known musicians/bands that play lăutari music==
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===Musicians===
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*[[:ro:Marcel Budală|Marcel Budală]] – accordionist
*[[Cornelia Catangă]] – accordionist and singer
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*[[Grigoraș Dinicu]] – Though he played other styles of music
*[[Damian Drăghici]] – pan flute player
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*[[Toni Iordache]] – cimbalom player
*[[:ro:Fărâmiță Lambru|Fărâmiță Lambru]] – accordionist
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*[[Fănică Luca]] – pan flute player and singer
*[[Gabi Luncă]] – singer
*[[Ionică Minune]] – accordionist
*[[Romica Puceanu]] – singer
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*[[Dona Dumitru Siminică]] – singer
*[[:ro:Petrea Crețu Șolcanu|Petrea Crețu Șolcanu]] – violinist, grandfather of jazzman [[Johnny Răducanu]]
*[[Ion Petre Stoican]] – violinist
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*[[:ro:George Udilă|George Udilă]] – Son of Ilie Udilă
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* There is a full-feature movie called [[Lăutarii]] (1972, Moldova-film) by [[Moldavian SSR|Moldavian Soviet]] director [[Emil Loteanu]]. The movie features the leader of the [[Moldova]]n State [[taraf]] "Flueraș" Sergiu Lunchevici (Sergei Lunkevich).
* Taraf de Haïdouks: their music and performances feature in the films ''[[Latcho Drom]]'' (France, 1993), ''[[The Man Who Cried]]'' (UK & France, 2000), and ''[[When the Road Bends… Tales of a Gypsy Caravan]]'' (UK, US, India, 2007).
==See also==
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