Verlag: Nimbus Publishing (CN), 2014
ISBN 10: 192749298X ISBN 13: 9781927492987
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: CAPE BRETON UNIV PR Sep 2014, 2014
ISBN 10: 192749298X ISBN 13: 9781927492987
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Puirt-a-beul - the Scottish Gaelic term for mouth music - is a toe-tapping, tongue-twisting genre of song that parallels the Celtic instrumental dance tune tradition. Though puirt-a-beul are popular with both Gaelic-speaking and non-Gaelic speaking audiences, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the genre. Heather Sparling's survey of Gaelic puirt-à-beul offers a new perspective on a subject about which relatively little has been written, and that mostly from the perspective of the Scottish side of the Atlantic. Heather Sparling considers how puirt-a-beul compare to other forms of mouth music and examines its origins, its musical and lyrical characteristics, and its functions. Sparling brings together years of research, including an array of historical references to puirt-a-beul, interviews with Gaelic singers in both Scotland and Nova Scotia, observations of puirt-a-beul performances on both sides of the Atlantic as well as on recordings, and analysis of melodies and lyrics. Her Nova Scotia viewpoint allows her to consider puirt-a-beul in both its Scottish and diaspora contexts, a perspective that is too often absent in studies of Gaelic song. Dr.Heather Sparling is Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Musical Traditions) at Cape Breton University.
Verlag: CAPE BRETON UNIV PR, 2014
ISBN 10: 192749298X ISBN 13: 9781927492987
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Routledge, 2024
ISBN 10: 1032431148 ISBN 13: 9781032431147
Anbieter: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Verlag: Taylor & Francis Aug 2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 1032431148 ISBN 13: 9781032431147
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Disaster Songs as Intangible Memorials in Atlantic Canada draws on a collection of over 500 Atlantic Canadian songs relating to disasters from 1891 up until the present, and describes the characteristics that define them as intangible memorials.