Welsh Traditional Music (Paperback, 2nd New edition)

Now available in paperback, this fully illustrated volume traces the emergence of Welsh traditional music through the ages and is complemented throughout with more than 200 musical examples. Phyllis Kinney's Welsh Traditional Music covers the traditional music of Wales from its beginnings through to the present day, providing musical analysis and placing its material firmly into a social and historical context. Among the many different forms of Welsh traditional music discussed are seasonal music (including wassail songs, Christmas and May carols and Plygain carols), folk drama, ballad-singing, the relevance of the eisteddfod and the musical journals of the nineteenth century. Additionally, the book includes a history of song collecting from the eighteenth century to the establishment and ongoing activities of the Welsh Folk-Song Society in the twentieth; both the instrumental and the vocal traditions are examined, as well as the uniquely Welsh tradition of 'cerdd dant'. This is a work of pioneering scholarship that accounts for Welsh traditional music within the context of a greater Welsh musical tradition.

General

Imprint:	University Of Wales Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	Phyllis Kinney
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	2nd New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-78316-857-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music Books > Music > Folk music
LSN:	1-78316-857-9
Barcode:	9781783168576

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