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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817689803321

Autore

Cowdery James R. <1953->

Titolo

The melodic tradition of Ireland / / James R. Cowdery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c1990

ISBN

1-61277-035-5

0-585-23232-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

World musics

Disciplina

780/.9415

Soggetti

Music - Ireland - History and criticism

Songs, Irish - Ireland - History and criticism

Melodic analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Transcriptions and Analyses -- 1 The Melodic Tradition of Ireland -- Historical Background -- Language -- Sean-nós -- Learning -- Where the Music Lives -- Musical Elements -- Instruments -- 2 "Putting It Over -- Decorating a Song -- The Pulse -- The Nea -- Say a Song -- 3 Portrait of a Tune: "The Blackbird -- Preliminary Sketch -- Transcribed Examples -- Summary -- 4 "The Whole of It -- Development of the Tune-Family Concept -- Three Principles -- 5 Two Outlining Families: "Ballylee" and "Rakish Paddy -- Ballylee -- Rakish Paddy -- 6 Conjoining: "The Boyne Water -- 7 Recombining: "The Blackbird -- The Beauty of Innuendoes -- Appendixes -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index.