Editing Music of Poland (section)

===Podhale===
While folk music lost popularity in Poland, especially in urban areas, the tourist destination of [[Podhale]] has retained its lively traditions.{{r|Broughton2000}} The regional capital, [[Zakopane]], has been a center for art since the late 19th century, when people like composer [[Karol Szymanowski]], who discovered Goral folk music there, made the area chic among Europe's intellectuals.{{r|Broughton2000}} Though a part of Poland, Podhale's musical life is more closely related to that found in the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathian]] mountains of Ukraine, Slovakia, Moravia in Czech Republic and [[Romania]].

Local ensembles use [[string instrument]]s like violins and a cello to play distinctive scales with augumented fourth, mainly the [[lydian mode]] and [[acoustic scale]], in Poland called ''skala podhalańska''. The distinctive singing style used in this scale is called ''lidyzowanie''. The lead violin (''prym'') are accompanied by several second violins (''sekund'') and a three-stringed cello (''basy'').{{r|Broughton2000}} Duple-time dances like the ''krzesany'', ''zbójnicki'' (the Brigand's Dance) and ''ozwodna'' are popular. The ozwodna has a five-bar melodic structure which is quite unusual. The krzesany is an extremely swift dance, while the zbójnicki is well-known and is perceived as being most "typical" of Podhale and Northern Slovakia. Folk songs typically focus on heroes like [[Juraj Jánošík]].<ref name="Broughton2000">Broughton, Simon (2000), "Hanging on in the Highlands". In: Broughton, Simon, and Ellingham, Mark; with McConnachie, James, and Duane, Orla (ed.), ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&q=Poland World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East.]'' Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books, pp. 219–222. {{ISBN|1-85828-636-0}}</ref>