The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

Julia Bishop, Steve Roud (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

608 Seiten

2012
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
9780141194615 (ISBN)

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One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub. This title brings together all the classic folk songs and many discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning.

One of the Spectator's Books of the Year 2012. 'Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders for to sail for old England But we hope in a short while to see you again'. One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they have bewitched generations of English composers who have set them for everything from solo violin to full orchestra; they are sung in concerts, festivals, weddings, funerals and with nobody to hear but the singer. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the "English Folk Dance and Song Society", it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd's original "Penguin Book of English Folk Songs". "Her keen eye did glitter like the bright stars by night.
The robe she was wearing was costly and white Her bare neck was shaded with her long raven hair And they called her pretty Susan, the pride of Kildare". (In association with EFDSS, the "English Folk Dance and Song Society").

Steve Roud is the Founder of the Roud Folk Song Index and the author of a number of major works on English folkways and customs, including The English Year. Julia Bishop has a PhD in folksong and is Chief Editor of the forthcoming edition of the James Madison Carpenter Folksong Collection.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.6.2012
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1019 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
ISBN-13	9780141194615 / 9780141194615
Zustand	Neuware