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Ancestral Imprints: Histories of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
Therese Smith
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Description for Ancestral Imprints: Histories of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
Hardcover. This book is about the history and practice of recording Irish traditional music and dance, and the variety of documents that exist as a result of the activities of collectors both in Ireland and in North America. Editor(s): Smith, Therese. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574. 8vo. Good copy
This book is about the history and practice of recording Irish traditional music and dance, and the variety of documents that exist as a result of the activities of collectors both in Ireland and in North America. Essay topics range from analyses of nineteenth-century printed documents, to the earliest wax cylinder recordings, to famous, rather large collections, and small all but unknown ones. Authors examine the role of the fieldworker/collector, the impact of broadcasting on regional style, the idea of "Irish" versus "American" style in early uilleann pipe recordings, and the impact of the recording process and marketing on traditional ... Read more
This book is about the history and practice of recording Irish traditional music and dance, and the variety of documents that exist as a result of the activities of collectors both in Ireland and in North America. Essay topics range from analyses of nineteenth-century printed documents, to the earliest wax cylinder recordings, to famous, rather large collections, and small all but unknown ones. Authors examine the role of the fieldworker/collector, the impact of broadcasting on regional style, the idea of "Irish" versus "American" style in early uilleann pipe recordings, and the impact of the recording process and marketing on traditional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184929
SKU
KEX0308781
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About Therese Smith
Therese Smith is at the School of Music, University College Dublin
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