A History of Welsh Music
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- Editors:
- Trevor Herbert, Royal College of Music, London
- Martin V. Clarke, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Helen Barlow, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Date Published: December 2022
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316511060
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From early medieval bards to the bands of the 'Cool Cymru' era, this book looks at Welsh musical practices and traditions, the forces that have influenced and directed them, and the ways in which the idea of Wales as a 'musical nation' has been formed and embedded in popular consciousness in Wales and beyond. Beginning with early medieval descriptions of musical life in Wales, the book provides both an overarching study of Welsh music history and detailed consideration of the ideas, beliefs, practices and institutions that shaped it. Topics include the eisteddfod, the church and the chapel, the influence of the Welsh language and Welsh cultural traditions, the scholarship of the Celtic Revival and the folk song movement, the impacts of industrialization and digitization, and exposure to broader trends in popular culture, including commercial popular music and sport.
Read more- The first history of Welsh music to provide a broad overview ranging from early medieval music to contemporary pop
- Caters to the growing interest in Welsh cultural history and the place of music in the construction of Welsh identity
- Helps readers understand the many, varied historical influences on Welsh music and its trajectories
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'The book raises a number of questions for those seeking to understand the contextualisation of Methodism in non-English cultures. This book also provides a mine of detailed resources for scholars to work on or for those merely enjoying singing (but not too raucously!) in both religious worship and secular contexts to appreciate the cultural roots of such an expression of identity.' Tim MacQuiban, The Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society
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- Date Published: December 2022
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316511060
- length: 478 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.88kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Music in Welsh history Trevor Herbert
2. Words for music: describing musical practices in medieval Welsh literature Helen Fulton
3. Music in worship before 1650 John Harper
4. Secular music before 1650 Sally Harper
5. The eisteddfod tradition Rhidian Griffiths
6. Women and Welsh folk song Wyn Thomas
7. Instrumental traditions after 1650 Rhidian Griffiths, Trevor Herbert and Stephen P. Rees
8. The Celtic revival Helen Barlow
9. Musical communications in the long nineteenth century Rhidian Griffiths
10. Nonconformists and their music Martin V. Clarke
11. Professionalisation in the twentieth century Lyn Davies
12. Composing Cymru: Art music since 1940 Nicholas Jones
13. Traditions and interventions: popular music 1840-1940 Trevor Herbert
14. New traditions: Welsh popular music into the twenty-first century Sarah Hill
15. Singing Welshness: Sport, music and the Crowd Helen Barlow and Martin V. Clarke
16. Postscript: Contemporary Wales, devolution and digitisation Trevor Herbert, Sally Harper and Sarah Hill.
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