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245 10 a| Searching for the origins of the Portuguese waltzesh| [electronic resource] /c| Richard Simas.;

260 a| New York :b| Peter Lang,c| [2024];

300 a| xxv, 130 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Interdisciplinary studies in diasporas,x| 2378-0975 ;v| vol. 12;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue -- Part 1. Questions ; Abel from Caxinas ; Os dancings no morro : the dance halls on the hill ; Ulysses from Vila Praia de Âncora ; Reading/Nos mares do fim do mundo, O Lugre, and Terras de Bacalhau -- Part 2. The women ; José da Conceição, ship deserter ; Mestre Gabriel, Mestre Clemente from Praia de Mira ; Jaime Pontes, cod fisherman, raconteur ; Many Manuel da Silvas/A violin in the attic -- Afterword;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes is a collection of narratives depicting a six-year quest to discover the roots of a piece of traditional music played in St. John's, Newfoundland: the Portuguese Waltzes. Through interviews, research, and observations, author Richard Simas explores the relationship between Portuguese bacalhoeiros (cod fishermen) and the population of St. John's during the cod-fishing era (approximately 1950 to 1980). Memory, and its varying interpretation among different communities, is a major underlying theme. Above all, though, this is a book about music, shared, invented, and improvised, underscoring the power of melody to capture and conserve emotional memory across the Atlantic"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Searching for the origins of the Portuguese waltzes / Richard Simas.

Author/creator	Simas, Richard, 1953-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Peter Lang, [2024]
Description	xxv, 130 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Folk music--Newfoundland and Labrador. --St. John's. --20th century. --History and criticism. Fishers--Newfoundland and Labrador. --St. John's. --History. --20th century. Fishers--Portugal. --History. --20th century. St. John's (N.L.)--Social life and customs. --20th century.

Series	Interdisciplinary studies in diasporas, 2378-0975 ; vol. 12
Contents	Prologue -- Part 1. Questions ; Abel from Caxinas ; Os dancings no morro : the dance halls on the hill ; Ulysses from Vila Praia de Âncora ; Reading/Nos mares do fim do mundo, O Lugre, and Terras de Bacalhau -- Part 2. The women ; José da Conceição, ship deserter ; Mestre Gabriel, Mestre Clemente from Praia de Mira ; Jaime Pontes, cod fisherman, raconteur ; Many Manuel da Silvas/A violin in the attic -- Afterword
Abstract	"Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes is a collection of narratives depicting a six-year quest to discover the roots of a piece of traditional music played in St. John's, Newfoundland: the Portuguese Waltzes. Through interviews, research, and observations, author Richard Simas explores the relationship between Portuguese bacalhoeiros (cod fishermen) and the population of St. John's during the cod-fishing era (approximately 1950 to 1980). Memory, and its varying interpretation among different communities, is a major underlying theme. Above all, though, this is a book about music, shared, invented, and improvised, underscoring the power of melody to capture and conserve emotional memory across the Atlantic"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023041944
ISBN	9781636670430 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)
ISBN	(epub)

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