The "story" of this piece is a bridge between ancient village rituals and modern urban experimentation.
The piece evokes the physical energy of the traditional dance it is named after:
: The Hora (derived from the Greek khoros ) has roots tracing back to antiquity. In the Balkans, it was historically a "megdanski" dance—performed every Sunday in the town square after church—symbolizing community unity. Multumult - Hora bulgareasca
: Electric cello, guitar, and real-time electronic equipment.
: Unlike a traditional wedding hora , Multumult’s version often begins with atmospheric drones and "insectile" electronic textures before building into melodic meditations on the original folk themes. Key Details of the Dance The "story" of this piece is a bridge
Founded in 2015, is known for its highly improvisational style, blending acoustic folk instruments with real-time electronic processing to create "folklore processing in a current language". Their track Hora bulgareasca is an avant-garde take on the Horo (or Hora ), a centuries-old communal dance central to Bulgarian and Romanian culture. The Story Behind the Music: Tradition to Avant-Garde
: In Bulgaria, these dances are famous for their asymmetrical rhythms (like : Electric cello, guitar, and real-time electronic equipment
), which Western musicologists often call "Bulgarian rhythms".