Welsh Traditional Music

Kinney, Phyllis

ISBN 10: 1783168579 / ISBN 13: 9781783168576

Published by University of Wales Press, 2016

Seller Inventory # 24761459-n

Synopsis:

Now available in paperback, this fully illustrated volume traces the emergence of Welsh traditional music through the ages and is complemented throughout with more than 200 musical examples. Phyllis Kinney's Welsh Traditional Music covers the traditional music of Wales from its beginnings through to the present day, providing musical analysis and placing its material firmly into a social and historical context. Among the many different forms of Welsh traditional music discussed are seasonal music (including wassail songs, Christmas and May carols and Plygain carols), folk drama, ballad-singing, the relevance of the eisteddfod and the musical journals of the nineteenth century. Additionally, the book includes a history of song collecting from the eighteenth century to the establishment and ongoing activities of the Welsh Folk-Song Society in the twentieth; both the instrumental and the vocal traditions are examined, as well as the uniquely Welsh tradition of 'cerdd dant'. This is a work of pioneering scholarship that accounts for Welsh traditional music within the context of a greater Welsh musical tradition.

About the Author: Phyllis Kinney is a former professional opera singer and an authority on Welsh traditional music.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Welsh Traditional Music
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New