Four-voice singing

Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage: 
2-00085: Four-voice singing
Date of inscription: 
28/09/2020
Domain: 
Performing arts
Subdomains: 
vocal music
Keywords: 
folk music
multivocal singing
music band

Four-voice singing (na tretko) is a way of singing in which basic three-voice singing (voices forward, bass and over) is joined by a fourth (highest supporting) voice, known as tretka. This way of singing was once widespread across Slovenia, but today it is carried out only by individual groups.

The bearer of the element of the intangible cultural heritage is (1):

1. Pevke ljudskih pesmi Trstenke – društvo Trstenke. 

Four voice and six voice singing
Luče, 2021

Professional guidance and conversation: mag. Anja Jerin, SEM, mag. Adela Pukl, SEM, mag. Simona Moličnik; filming: Peter Vrčkovnik, Blaž Verbič; postproduction: Peter Vrčkovnik; production: Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; 2021, 10 minutes.