The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads
Author | : Bertrand Harris Bronson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1935243063 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781935243069 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads written by Bertrand Harris Bronson and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads begins where Francis Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads leaves off. Bronson has collected all available tunes for each of Child's ballads, annotated and organized them, with notes describing the history and development of each tune and tune family. This is an indispensable text for ballad scholars, performers, and students of the ballad tradition.