English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions

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English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions is a seminal early 20th-century study in which Cecil Sharp analyzes and codifies the characteristics, origins, and collection methods of English folk music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
folk music study
musicology work
associatedWithMovement early 20th-century folk song revival in England
author Cecil Sharp NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs seminal study of English folk song
discusses distinction between folk song and popular song
field collection techniques
modal scales in folk song
oral transmission of songs
relationship between folk song and art music
variation in folk melodies
genre ethnomusicology
musicology
non-fiction
hasAuthorRole Cecil Sharp as folk song collector
Cecil Sharp as music educator
hasForm prose treatise
hasImpactOn academic study of English traditional music
classification of English folk songs
methodology of folk song collection in Britain
hasPerspective nationalist view of English folk culture
influenced English folk song revival NERFINISHED
folk song collectors in Britain
intendedAudience folk song collectors
musicologists
teachers
language English
mainSubject English folk music
characteristics of folk song
folk song collection methods
origins of folk music
notableFor influencing later folk song scholarship
systematic codification of English folk song characteristics
publicationCentury 20th century
title English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions NERFINISHED
workFocus English rural song traditions
preservation of traditional music

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