Search results for "Folk music" - New World Encyclopedia
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- particularly noted for a predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects, one ... " he nonetheless utilized Russian folk music as source material and ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:12, 15 November 2022
- bluesmen of his era, he dropped out of the music business for 30 years until ... or fans and reportedly disliked the folk scene of the 1960s. James ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 22:46, 29 January 2023
- 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk music ... ===Folk music influences=== Traditional accounts of Enescu’s musical ...16 KB (2,360 words) - 15:03, 20 May 2024
- forms of concertina are used for classical music, for the traditional musics ... popular as parlor instruments for classical music, while German concertinas ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk musics of many countries, including England, Scotland and Ireland ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was a country and folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. His most famous compositions ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:48, 1 May 2023
- Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play ... drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk music. Early works include a ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 18:19, 12 February 2024
- The usage of the term is not unique to music but has application in medicine ... and logs were the next steps in the evolution of music. ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- musical ballads are in the repertory of American folk music. ... *[http://www.contemplator.com/ Folk Music, Child Ballads, Popular ...9 KB (1,452 words) - 05:56, 26 August 2023
- towards the mathematical, formulaic music of the Second Viennese School ... Still was very much of the attitude that "inspired" music ...8 KB (1,154 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass takes its ... as a result of the rise in popularity of folk music. Audiences attracted to ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- The fusion of swing and Cuban music produced this fascinating rhythm ... but it used rhythms derived from African folk music. The contradanza had arrived ...10 KB (1,553 words) - 06:41, 5 November 2022
- He was also a collector of British folk music and served as president ... as a composer. By collecting English folk music from the countryside, in ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- periods. As a renowned creator of sacred music, Michael Haydn concentrated ... of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music. However, Matthias was an ...7 KB (1,073 words) - 17:05, 9 November 2022
- Banshees are common in Irish and Scottish folk stories, and enjoy the same ... great or holy. W.B. Yeats, Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 07:29, 20 September 2023
- the entire postwar development of American folk music. He was a first-hand observer and survivor of the economic and environmental hardships of the ...23 KB (3,575 words) - 23:31, 17 May 2023
- century. The integration of southern "folk" blues with the urban ... musicians. Waters influence on popular music became unmistakable following ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 01:47, 11 March 2023
- rhythmic elements of Caribbean and Latin folk music into his compositions. ... Rather than merely quoting folk music, the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- his works display the influence of Czech folk music, both in terms of rhythms ... the work has more in common with the folk music of Dvořák's native ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
