| Polish Folk Music: Slavonic Heritage - Polish Tradition - Contemporary Trends Contributor(s): Czekanowska, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521027977 ISBN-13: 9780521027977 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 Annotation: This study of Polish folk music examines the history and practice of the musical tradition while offering an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Anna Czekanowska analyzes the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the influences of geography, politics, and social events such as the harvest, the solstice, and weddings. Czekanowska also discusses the birth of Polish ethnomusicology as a discipline and details some methodological aspects for research. The book contains numerous illustrations of instruments and cultural events, music examples, maps, a discography, and a bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnomusicology - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional |
| Dewey: 781.629 |
| LCCN: 2007274524 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.86 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |