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Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. Chris Goertzen studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goertzen, Chris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2008.
Colección:American made music series.
Temas:
Fiddlers > Southern States.
Music > Competitions > Southern States.
Fiddling > Southern States > History and criticism.
Violoneux > États-Unis (Sud)
Musique > Concours > États-Unis (Sud)
Art du violoneux > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Strings.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Folk & Traditional.
Fiddlers
Fiddling
Music > Competitions
Southern States
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests explores the phenomenon of American fiddle contests, which now have replaced dances as the main public event where American fiddlers get together. Chris Goertzen studies this change and what it means for audiences, musicians, traditions, and the future of southern fiddle music. Goertzen traces fiddling and fiddle contests from mid-eighteenth-century Scotland to the modern United States. He takes the reader on journeys to the important large contests, such as those in Hallettville, Texas; Galax, Virginia; Weiser, Idaho; and also to smaller ones, including h.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 163 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
ISBN:9781604733310
1604733314
1282485806
9781282485808

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