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ISBN10: 0521027977, ISBN13: 9780521027977, [publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr] Softcover reissue edition. 226 pages. 9.50x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0521027977, ISBN13: 9780521027977, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study of Polish folk music examines the history and practice of the musical tradition while offering an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Anna Czekanowska analyzes the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the influences of geography, politics, and social events such as the harvest, the solstice, and weddings. Czekanowska also discusses the birth of Polish ethnomusicology as a discipline and details some methodological aspects for research. The book contains numerous illustrations of instruments and cultural events, music examples, maps, a discography, and a bibliography.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2006]
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Cambridge University Press, Date: 2006-11-02. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2006. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521027977 9780521027977 [US]