Albanian urban lyric song in the 1930s
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Albanian urban lyric song in the 1930s
（Europea : ethnomusicologies and modernities, no. 2）
Scarecrow Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-275), discography (p. [281]-285), and indexes
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Description
This resource aims to introduce Western audiences to what is perhaps the least known, heard or discussed urban folk-music in Europe. Although this music-Albanian urban song-is the most prominent of Albanian musical genres, it has continuously been overlooked by musicologists in favor of rural folk-music. Some commentators have implied that Albanian urban music was not as genuinely Albanian as the music of its mountains and countryside. But it is no less a part of the country's musical history, particularly in the twentieth century, and is equally as pure an expression of Albanian spirit and culture. The author examines the indigenous diatonic and chromatic modes used in Albanian urban music and classifies them under traditional headings and as part of a newly established grouping, here termed south-western Balkan modes. The core of the work is the analysis of Albanian urban lyric songs, seen as an artistic version of the traditional Albanian urban songs. When these songs began to enter the classical repertories, the pioneers of the 1930s suggested that, based on the Albanian urban songs, the new genre should be developed into urban lyric song. Whatever its origin, whether Near Eastern or south-western Balkan, the composer-arrangers and the lyric singers of the Albanian urban lyric song in the 1930s conceived them on the whole as Western vocal and instrumental products. Complemented by two music CDs, Albanian Urban Lyric Song in the 1930s provides musicologists, students of Balkan music, and curious readers with an enlightening discussion of a much overlooked but richly rewarding musical tradition.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preface: A Personal Note Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Map Part 4 Introduction Part 5 Tree Diagram Part 6 A Note on Names, Pronunciation and Grammar Part 7 CD Track Listing Part 8 Part I - SYNTHESIS Chapter 9 Chapter One Albania and the Albanians Chapter 10 Chapter Two The Transmission of Urban Songs Chapter 11 Chapter Three Performers and Performance Part 12 Part II - ANALYSIS Chapter 13 Chapter Four Poetry and Music in AUS and AULS Chapter 14 Chapter Five General Characteristics of the Modes Used in AUS and AULS Chapter 15 Chapter Six The Analysis of Albanian Urban Lyric Song Part 16 Conclusion Part 17 Song Texts Part 18 Glossary Part 19 Bibliography Part 20 Index of Songs Part 21 Notated Modes and Piano Arrangements of AULS in Order of the Examples Marked by Letters (Not Recorded) Part 22 Catalog of Recordings Part 23 Explanation of Musical Examples Part 24 Notation Chapter 25 Modes (Examples A-K) Chapter 26 Albanian Urban Lyric Songs (Examples 1-52) Chapter 27 Piano Arrangements of AULS (Examples L-P) Part 28 Programs of the Concerts Part 29 Index Part 30 About the Author
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