A history of European folk music / Jan Ling ; translated from the Swedish by Linda and Robert Schenk...
A history of European folk music / Jan Ling ; translated from the Swedish by Linda and Robert Schenk...
A history of European folk music / Jan Ling ; translated from the Swedish by Linda and Robert Schenk.
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Publisher
Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 1997.
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Date
1997.
Call Numbers
G 2017/7830
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
249 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction: What Do We Mean By Folk, Folk Song, and Folk Music? -- 1. In Search of "The Songs of the People" -- 2. Music at Work -- 3. Melodies Marking the Pendulum of Life and the Changing Seasons -- 4. "Bursting into Song" (I): The JOJK, Narrative Song, and Ballad -- 5. "Bursting into Song" (II)...
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Publisher
Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The aim of this study is to increase the reader's understanding of folk music within an historical, European framework, and to keep the genre alive as a dynamic and changing artform. The book addresses a plethora of questions through its detailed examination of a wide range of music from vastly different national and cultural identities. It also at...
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A history of European folk music / Jan Ling ; translated from the Swedish by Linda and Robert Schenk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-245) and index.
State Reference Library copy at G 2017/7830 : transferred from N781.620094/1
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G 2017/7830
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74VvPbWPmXzX
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ISBN
1878822772 (alk. paper)
9781878822772 (alk. paper)
DDC
781.620094
MMS ID
991005686439702626
