The Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and its Diaspora: Community and Conflict

ISBN-13: 9780754662303 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 202 str.

David Cooper

Opis

Ireland has exerted an important influence on the development of the traditional, popular and art musics of other regions. This book provides ethnographic and ethnomusicological studies of a group of traditional musicians from County Antrim. It offers a co

Recenzje

’Cooper's excellent book offers a timely investigation of the contrary point, purpose and political appropriation of music by Northern Irish Catholics and Protestants alike, both sharing a common heritage that each side bent to their own factional interests. ... Cooper writes with intelligence and insight to tease open a history whose story is only just beginning to be told.’ 4 stars, Songlines ’... [a] groundbreaking and provocative work of scholarship.’ Popular Music 'Cooper highlights the intermingling of Scottish, English, and Irish music and song, the syntheses of oral and literary traditions, the variegated repertory of musicians and singers, the impact of different instruments on musical style and structure, and the importance of regional and local variations.' Music and Letters

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; The geographical, historical and social construction of Northern Ireland; Song sources, traditions and ideologies; Performance practices in Northern Ireland; The process of collection, transcription and transmission; Music of the Northern Irish diaspora in America; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

David Cooper, Professor of Music and Technology in the School of Music and Dean of the Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications, University of Leeds.