Folk Song in England by Roud, Steve

Folk Song in England

Monumental history of the English folk song -- Guardian In Victorian times, England was famously dubbed the...
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Author: Steve Roud
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Folk Song in England by Roud, Steve

Folk Song in England

€41,29

Folk Song in England

€41,29
Author: Steve Roud
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Monumental history of the English folk song -- Guardian
In Victorian times, England was famously dubbed the land without music - but one of the great musical discoveries of the early twentieth century was that England had a vital heritage of folk song and music which was easily good enough to stand comparison with those of other parts of Britain and overseas. Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, and a number of other enthusiasts gathered a huge harvest of songs and tunes which we can study and enjoy at our leisure.

But after over a century of collection and discussion, publication and performance, there are still many things we don't know about traditional song - Where did the songs come from? Who sang them, where, when and why? What part did singing play in the lives of the communities in which the songs thrived? More importantly, have the pioneer collectors' restricted definitions and narrow focus hindered or helped our understanding?

This is the first book for many years to investigate the wider social history of traditional song in England, and draws on a wide range of sources to answer these questions and many more.

Author: Steve Roud
Publisher: Faber & Faber Social
Published: 09/26/2017
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 2.40d
ISBN: 9780571309719

About the Author
Steve Roud is the Founder of the Roud Folk Song Index and the author of a number of major works on English folkways and customs, including The English Year. Julia Bishop has a PhD in folksong and is Chief Editor of the forthcoming edition of the James Madison Carpenter Folksong Collection.

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