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Historical Studies on Folk and Traditional Music
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Doris Stockmann
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press

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Since the 1960s historical studies of European folk and traditional music have had a centre in the 'Study Group on Historical Sources of Folk Music' within the
The Study of Folk Music in the Modern World
Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors: Philip V. Bohlman
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-06-22 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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"[This book] is a contribution of considerable substance because it takes a holistic view of the field of folk music and the scholarship that has dealt with it.
A History of European Folk Music
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Jan Ling
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: University Rochester Press

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The aim of this study is to increase understanding of folk music within an historical, European framework, and to show the genre as a dynamic and changing art f
Romancing the Folk
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Benjamin Filene
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. A
Electric Folk
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Britta Sweers
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-13 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In the 1960s and 1970s, a number of British musicians rediscovered traditional folk ballads, fusing the old melodies with rock, jazz, and blues styles to create