English folk song : some conclusions / [by] Cecil J. Sharp.

Author/creator Sharp, Cecil J.
Other author Karpeles, Maud, 1885-1976.
Other author Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Format Book
EditionFourth (revised) edition / prepared by Maud Karpeles, with an appreciation of Cecil Sharp by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Publication InfoBelmont, CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company, ©1965.
Descriptionxxv, 199 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Cecil Sharp: an appreciation -- Editor's preface -- Introduction -- Definition -- Origin -- Evolution -- Conscious and unconscious music -- The modes -- English folk scales -- Rhythmical forms and melodic figures -- Folk poetry -- Folk singers and their songs -- The decline of the folk song -- The antiquity of the folk song -- The future of the English folk song -- Appendix I: Bibliography ; Appendix II: Song texts.
General noteIncludes unaccompanied melodies, principally without words.
Bibliography note"Bibliography: collections of English folk song which have been taken down directly from the lips of folk singers": pages 181-184.
LCCN 65002434

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3652.S53 E5 1965 ✔ Available Place Hold