Distributed for University of Wales Press
Welsh Traditional Music
Even as music of the British Isles has been celebrated and studied worldwide, Welsh traditional music has been almost entirely neglected, both by the public and by scholars. With this volume, Phyllis Kinney fills that gap. Covering Welsh traditional music from its origins through the present, and featuring an extensive selection of musical examples,the book places the whole of Welsh music in its cultural and historical context and will be the definitive book on the topic in English.
Reviews
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Abbreviations
A note on the translation of Welsh terms and transcription of the musical examples
Introduction: What is Traditional Music?
1. The Oral Tradition
2. The Watershed
3. Manuscript to Print
4. Edward Jones and Traditional Airs
5. Seasonal Festivities
6. Carols, Ballads and the Anterliwt
7. The Early Collectors: Iolo Morganwg and Ifor Ceri
8. The Great Change
9. The Momentum Continues
10. J. Lloyd Williams and the Welsh Folk-Song Society
Notes
Appendix 1: Cerdd Dant
Appendix 2: Printed Music Collections
Bibliography
Index
Index of Music