Melodic variation in the instrumental dance music tradition of Ireland

xxiii, 507 p. === This dissertation contextualizes melodic variation within a cultural, historical, and cognitive framework. This work discusses how traditional musicians learn how to vary melodies by observing norms of social and musical behavior exhibited by senior musicians. The core of this d...

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Main Author: Grasso, Eliot John
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11557