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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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A room in a pub. Some musicians facing each other. They play well-known traditional Irish tunes on flutes, tin whistles, and fiddles. Every musician plays the melodic line adding her own variations and grace notes. Some musicians are just listening; others are cracking jokes. The crowd nearby is composed of friends, occasional patrons, a regular audience, and curious tourists. Some seem not to care; some come closer to listen or perhaps even participate. This is called a ""session"". From an anthropological point of view, sessions are not just a musical environment. They are a combination of s |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-265) and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Folk music -- Ireland.
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Folk music. |
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Ireland. |
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Performance practice (Music) -- Ireland.
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Performance practice (Music) |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Ferraiuolo, Augusto. Rites of Spontaneity : Communality and Subjectivity in Traditional Irish Music Sessions. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, ©2019 9781527539549 |
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9781527541467 (electronic book) |
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1527541460 (electronic book) |
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9781527539549 (hardcover) |
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1527539547 |
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