简介：Leaves.Fishscales.Reed.Oxhorns.Treebranches.Metal.Clay.Wood.Youcouldsaythatanythingislikelytobecomeamusicalinstrument.Soamazinglyinventiveistheimaginationofthepeasanteagertocommunicatebymelodioussounds.Folkmusicisthesonorousimageoftheplacethatinspiresit.Thenaturalreliefcontoursputtheirimprintonthecontoursofman'sheart.On237,384sqkm,Romaniahasmountainsandhills,plainscrossedbyrivers.Folkmusic,genuinefolkmusic,asmuchoraslittleasitwaspreservedandhasenduredthankstothestubborneffortsoftheoldschool,faithfullyrendersthisgenerousvarietyofnaturalaswellasspiritualcontours.ThatiswhywhohasnotseenRomaniacanverywell,inexchange,"hearherimage"recordedonthiscassette.　　Year1993.Asmallfilmingcrew.Thousandsofroadkilometers.ThemostisolatedhabitationsinRomania.Theplacewherethefolkmusictraditionischangelessly.Eachmusicalinstrumenthasitsownstory,whichbeginsatthemomentthattheinstrumentismanufacturedbythepeasants.Thesoundoftheinstrumentisunique.It'sdifferenteverytime.Eithertheinstrumentisusedbythepeasantsthatdon'tknowthenotes,orbywell-knownmusicians.Theolderpeasantsaretheonesthattreasuretheauthentictradition.Mostofourfolkpatrimonyriskstopassontogetherwiththispeasants.Maybeinfewyearsfromnow,theachievementofthisfilmwouldn'thavebeenpossible.　　Thefilmconsistsofmodules,eachinstrumentbeingtreatedseparately:　　-shortpresentation　　-instrument'sconstruction,usuallynarratedbythemanufacturer　　-howtosingtoaninstrument　　-shortinterviewwithsomeofthepeasantsthatsingswiththeinstrument.…