English Folk-song and Dance
by Frank Kidson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Neal, Mary, 1860-1944
- Title
- English Folk-Song and Dance
- Credits
- Ruth Conway, Paul Marshall and the entire DP proofreading team.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- ML: Music: Literature of music
- Subject
- Folk music -- England -- History and criticism
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 64536
- Release Date
- February 12, 2021
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ENGLISH FOLK-SONG AND DANCE
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 4.ENGLISH FOLK-SONG — INTRODUCTION — I. DEFINITION — II. THE ORIGIN OF FOLK-SONG — III. THE CANTE-FABLE — IV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOLK-MUSIC — V. CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN FOLK-MUSIC — VI. THE QUALITY OF FOLK-SONG, AND ITS DIFFUSION — VII. THE MOVEMENT FOR COLLECTING ENGLISH FOLK-SONG — VIII. THE NOTING OF FOLK-MUSIC — IX. THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF FOLK-SONG — X. THE NARRATIVE BALLAD — XI. LOVE SONGS AND MYSTIC SONGS — XII. THE PASTORAL — XIII. DRINKING SONGS AND HUMOROUS SONGS — XIV. HIGHWAYMAN AND POACHER SONGS — XV. SOLDIER SONGS — XVI. SEA SONGS — XVII. PRESSGANG SONGS — XVIII. HUNTING AND SPORTING SONGS — XIX. SONGS OF LABOUR — XX. TRADITIONAL CAROLS — XXI. CHILDREN’S SINGING-GAMES — XXII. THE BALLAD SHEET AND SONG GARLAND
- 5.BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 6.ENGLISH FOLK-DANCE — ACKNOWLEDGMENTS — INTRODUCTION — I. THE MORRIS DANCE TO-DAY — II. TUNES — III. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS — IV. THE DRESS — V. EXTRA CHARACTERS — VI. THE SWORD DANCE — VII. THE FURRY DANCE — VIII. THE COUNTRY DANCE — IX. THE PRESENT-DAY REVIVAL OF THE FOLK-DANCE — X. CONCLUSIONS
- 7.BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 8.INDEX
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