folk song collector
C26456
concept
A folk song collector is an individual who seeks out, documents, and preserves traditional songs from various communities, often recording their melodies, lyrics, and cultural contexts for historical and scholarly purposes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| folk song collector canonical | 5 |
| American folklorist | 1 |
| ballad collector | 1 |
| collector of Christmas carols | 1 |
| folk music study | 1 |
| song collector | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: folk song collector
Generated description
A folk song collector is an individual who seeks out, documents, and preserves traditional songs from various communities, often recording their melodies, lyrics, and cultural contexts for historical and scholarly purposes.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Antoinette Marchand
surface form:
Alan Lomax
|
American folklorist |
| Cecil Sharp | — |
| John Lomax | song collector |
| Frank Warner | — |
|
Allan Cunningham (poet)
surface form:
Allan Cunningham
|
ballad collector |
| George Butterworth | — |
| William Sandys | collector of Christmas carols |
| English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions | folk music study |
| Maud Karpeles | — |
| Charles Marson | — |