Music in Ireland: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)

Hast, Dorothea E.; Scott, Stanley

ISBN 10: 0195145550 ISBN 13: 9780195145557

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Music in Ireland is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study.
Music in Ireland provides an engaging and focused introduction to Irish traditional music--types of singing, instrumental music, and dance that reflect the social values and political messages central to Irish identity. This music thrives today not only in Ireland but also in areas throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Vividly evoking Irish sounds, instruments, and dance steps, Music in Ireland provides a springboard for the discussion of cultural and historical issues of identity, community, nationalism, emigration, transmission, and gender. Using the informal instrumental and singing session as a focal point, Dorothea E. Hast and Stanley Scott take readers into contemporary performance environments and explore many facets of the tradition, from the "craic" (good-natured fun) to performance style, repertoire, and instrumentation. Incorporating first-person accounts of performances and interviews with performers and folklorists, the authors emphasize the significant roles that people play in music-making and illuminate national and international musical trends. They also address commercialism, globalization, and cross-cultural collaboration, issues that have become increasingly important as more Irish artists enter the global marketplace through recordings, tours, and large-scale productions like Riverdance.
Packaged with a 70-minute CD containing examples of the music discussed in the book, Music in Ireland features guided listening and hands-on activities that allow readers to gain experience in Irish culture by becoming active participants in the music.

About this title

About the Author:

Stanley Scott and Dora Hast are both at Southern Connecticut State University. Bonnie C. Wade is at University of California, Berkeley. Patricia S. Campbell is at University of Washington.

Review:

... a well-written and highly readable work whose heart and mind are in the right place. * Irish Examiner (Cork) *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0195145550
• ISBN 13: 9780195145557
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Number of pages: 153