Focus: Irish traditional music

"Focus: Irish Traditional Music is an introduction to the instrumental and vocal traditions of Irish music in the context of the Irish diaspora and Celtic tradition. Intended for undergraduate and graduate area studies courses in music, ethnomusicology, anthropology, literature, and Irish Studi...

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Main Author: Williams, Sean 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Edition:Second edition
Series:Focus on world music
Focus on world music
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Focus: Irish Traditional Music is an introduction to the instrumental and vocal traditions of Irish music in the context of the Irish diaspora and Celtic tradition. Intended for undergraduate and graduate area studies courses in music, ethnomusicology, anthropology, literature, and Irish Studies, the book brings together important ideas about Irish music from a rich variety of resources. Interdisciplinary elements of history, film, politics, poetry, dance, and images give a deeper context to the music. Part I, Irish Music in Place and Time, is an introduction to Ireland's musical history and its relationship to the sound and context of current performance practice. Part II, Music Traditions Abroad and at Home, locates Irish music within a larger "Celtic" music framework, including the North American Irish diaspora, and focuses on the instruments and instrumental forms. Part III, Focusing In, closely examines vocal music in Irish-Gaelic and English, and concludes with an examination of the globalization of Irish music. The online soundtrack presents both traditional and contemporary sounds of Irish music at home and abroad"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 313 pages) illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780429282256
0429282257
9781000050172
1000050173
9781000050196
100005019X
9781000050158
1000050157

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