Welsh Traditional Music by Phyllis Kinney - 9781783168576

Welsh Traditional MusicAuthor(s): Phyllis Kinney\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wales Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Wales Press\nISBN-13: 9781783168576, 978-1783168576\nSynopsis\nNow available in paperback, this fully illustrated volume traces the emergence of Welsh traditional music through the ages and is complemented throughout with more than 200 musical examples. Phyllis Kinney's Welsh Traditional Music covers the traditional music of Wales from its beginnings through to the present day, providing musical analysis and placing its material firmly into a social and historical context. Among the many different forms of Welsh traditional music discussed are seasonal music (including wassail songs, Christmas and May carols and Plygain carols), folk drama, ballad-singing, the relevance of the eisteddfod and the musical journals of the nineteenth century. Additionally, the book includes a history of song collecting from the eighteenth century to the establi.