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George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels and the History of American Fiddling (Hardcover)
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George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels and the History of American Fiddling (Hardcover)
Series: American Made Music Series
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George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels (1839) was the first collection
of southern fiddle tunes and the only substantial one published in
the nineteenth century. Knauff's activity could not anticipate our
modern contest-driven fiddle subcultures. But the fate of the
Virginia Reels pointed in that direction, suggesting that southern
fiddling, after his time, would happen outside of commercial
popular culture even though it would sporadically engage that
culture. Chris Goertzen uses this seminal collection as the
springboard for a fresh exploration of fiddling in America, past
and present. He first discusses the life of the arranger. Then he
explains how this collection was meant to fit into the broad stream
of early nineteenth-century music publishing. Goertzen describes
the character of these fiddle tunes' names (and such titles in
general), what we can learn about antebellum oral tradition from
this collection, and how fiddling relates to blackface minstrelsy.
Throughout the book, the author connects the evidence concerning
both repertoire and practice found in the Virginia Reels with
current southern fiddling, encompassing styles ranging from
straightforward to fancy-old-time styles of the Upper South,
exuberant West Virginia styles, and the melodic improvisations of
modern contest fiddling. Twenty-six song sheets assist in this
discovery. Goertzen incorporates performance descriptions and music
terminology into his accessible, engaging prose. Unlike the vast
majority of books on American fiddling-regional tune collections or
histories-this book presents an extended look at the history of
southern fiddling and a close examination of current practices.
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