ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I analyze the development of harmony in Bulgarian wedding music from the 1970s to the 1990s. My choice of repertoire for analysis focuses on that of Ivo Papazov’s band Trakiya (Thrace), which was the most influential wedding band. As in the previous chapter, I will start my analysis with early, less complex repertoire and proceed with more harmonically complex pieces. I will analyze a dance medley from the 1980s and four pieces from the advanced wedding concert repertoire.
