The Singing Tradition of Child's Popular Ballads. (Abridgement)

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Singing Tradition of Child's Popular Ballads. (Abridgement)
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Bertrand Harris Bronson
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:578
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 216
Category/GenreFolk and traditional
Musical instruments and instrumental ensembles
ISBN/Barcode 9780691643885
ClassificationsDewey:782.43
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Francis James Child's English and Scottish Popular Ballads, published in ten parts from 1882 to 1898, contained the texts and variants of 305 extant themes written down between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unsurpassed in its presentation of texts, this exhaustive collection devoted little attention to the ballad music, a want that was f