Rites of spontaneity :: communality and subjectivity in traditional Irish music sessions /

A room in a pub. Some musicians facing each other. They play well-known traditional Irish tunes on flutes, tin whistles, and fiddles. Every musician plays the melodic line adding her own variations and grace notes. Some musicians are just listening; others are cracking jokes. The crowd nearby is com...

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Main Author: Ferraiuolo, Augusto (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:A room in a pub. Some musicians facing each other. They play well-known traditional Irish tunes on flutes, tin whistles, and fiddles. Every musician plays the melodic line adding her own variations and grace notes. Some musicians are just listening; others are cracking jokes. The crowd nearby is composed of friends, occasional patrons, a regular audience, and curious tourists. Some seem not to care; some come closer to listen or perhaps even participate. This is called a ""session"". From an anthropological point of view, sessions are not just a musical environment. They are a combination of s
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-265) and index.
ISBN:9781527541467
1527541460

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