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The Resource The companion to Irish traditional music, edited by Fintan Vallely ; with key contributions by Liz Doherty [and others]

The companion to Irish traditional music, edited by Fintan Vallely ; with key contributions by Liz Doherty [and others]

Label
The companion to Irish traditional music
Title
The companion to Irish traditional music
Statement of responsibility
edited by Fintan Vallely ; with key contributions by Liz Doherty [and others]
Title variation
Irish traditional music
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • This extraordinary encyclopedia covers the people, instruments, styles, repertoires and regions of past and present Irish traditional music, song and dance. Half a million words and several hundred images present facts, ideas and terminology, explore aesthetics and ideology, and document teaching, learning, study and performance
  • The immense volume of biography, history and opinion is diverse yet comprehensive. It is drawn from the collective expertise of some 200 specialists who in A - Z format deal with all instruments and playing styles, repertoires, people, performance and transmission, media and professionalism, ideology, awards, standards and competition. They broaden the picture to take in the musics of Scotland and England, migration to Britain and the USA, the exhilarating new internationalism and music tourism
  • Uniquely too, The Companion carries extensive data on Irish traditional music as it is played in all counties of the island of Ireland, as well as in Britain, Scotland, the USA and the major European countries. This marks the book as a compendium of not only what is being done and by whom, but also of where it is happening and in what way. A detailed time-line charts the history of music events, initiative and publications as prompted by and interwoven with history, and, a categorized bibliography carries easy reference for all forms of enquiry
  • These pages lay out the canon of traditional music in Ireland as assembled by its significant performers, teachers and collectors, composers and arrangers, commentators, promoters, and audiences. It is an essential asset and a core reference for all research and further study in Irish studies, Irish music and ethnomusicology. --Book Jacket
Cataloging source
QE2
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • music
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • dictionaries
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  • Vallely, Fintan
  • Doherty, Liz
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  • Folk music
  • Music
  • Musique
  • Music
  • Folk music
  • Music
  • Ireland
Label
The companion to Irish traditional music, edited by Fintan Vallely ; with key contributions by Liz Doherty [and others]
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Previous edition: 1999
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-800) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The companion to Irish traditional music -- Chronology: a timeline of Irish music in history -- Published material relating to traditionsl music
Control code
772584731
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
2nd ed., substantially revised & expanded.
Extent
xxii, 832 pages
Isbn
9781859184509
Lccn
2012560109
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations, map, music
System control number
(OCoLC)772584731
Label
The companion to Irish traditional music, edited by Fintan Vallely ; with key contributions by Liz Doherty [and others]
Publication
Note
Previous edition: 1999
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-800) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The companion to Irish traditional music -- Chronology: a timeline of Irish music in history -- Published material relating to traditionsl music
Control code
772584731
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
2nd ed., substantially revised & expanded.
Extent
xxii, 832 pages
Isbn
9781859184509
Lccn
2012560109
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations, map, music
System control number
(OCoLC)772584731

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