Focus : Irish traditional music / Sean Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Sean, 1959- author.

Series:

Focus on world music.

Focus on world music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Ireland--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Ireland.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Biography/History:

Sean Williams is Professor of Ethnomusicology at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

Summary:

"Focus: Irish Traditional Music is an introduction to the instrumental and vocal traditions of Irish music in the context of the Irish diaspora and Celtic tradition. Intended for undergraduate and graduate area studies courses in music, ethnomusicology, anthropology, literature, and Irish Studies, the book brings together important ideas about Irish music from a rich variety of resources. Interdisciplinary elements of history, film, politics, poetry, dance, and images give a deeper context to the music. Part I, Irish Music in Place and Time, is an introduction to Ireland's musical history and its relationship to the sound and context of current performance practice. Part II, Music Traditions Abroad and at Home, locates Irish music within a larger "Celtic" music framework, including the North American Irish diaspora, and focuses on the instruments and instrumental forms. Part III, Focusing In, closely examines vocal music in Irish-Gaelic and English, and concludes with an examination of the globalization of Irish music. The online soundtrack presents both traditional and contemporary sounds of Irish music at home and abroad"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Irish music in place and time. Looking in from the outside ; Roots and branches of Gaelic Ireland ; Hang all harpers where found

Music traditions abroad and at home. Musics of the "Celtic" nations ; The green fields of America ; Irish instrumental music

Focusing in: vocal music in Irish-Gaelic and English. Vocal music in Irish-Gaelic ; Vocal music in English ; New contexts for music and dance.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Williams, Sean, 1959- Focus

ISBN:

1-000-05019-X

0-429-28225-7

9780429282256

OCLC:

1129393125