| Description |
xv, 583 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-564) and index. |
| Contents |
Concepts and legacies. The concept of folksong ; Legacies from the past -- The rediscovery of melody, 1878-1889. Prelude : England in the 1880s ; Stirrings in the north ; Village singers and gypsies ; Songs of the sea ; Western pioneer : Sabine Baring-Gould ; Northern pioneer : Frank Kidson -- The growth of a movement, 1890-1903. Interlude : England in the 1890s ; Birth of a movement, 1890-92 ; Lucy Broadwood and English county songs ; The revival of national song ; Sabine Baring-Gould in the 1890s ; Frank Kidson in the 1890s ; National song as minstrelsy ; Birth of the folk-song society ; Epilogue and conclusions. |
| Subject |
Folk songs, English -- England -- History and criticism.
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Folk songs, English. |
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England. |
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Ballads, English -- England -- History and criticism.
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Ballads, English. |
| ISBN |
9780810869882 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0810869888 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780810869899 ebook |
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0810869896 ebook |
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