Expressions and Impressions
Expressions and Impressions: Personal and Communal Aspects of Traditional Singing explores traditional singing as a fundamental mode of expression and communication, situated at the intersection of individual experience and communal life. The thirteen contributions examine historical and contemporar...
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| description | Expressions and Impressions: Personal and Communal Aspects of Traditional Singing explores traditional singing as a fundamental mode of expression and communication, situated at the intersection of individual experience and communal life. The thirteen contributions examine historical and contemporary forms of singing through archival and fieldwork-based material, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. The authors – ethnomusicologists, musicologists, and folklorists – focus on various dimensions of traditional singing, including singers’ personalities, the information embedded in songs, communication with direct and imagined communities, natural objects, the supernatural sphere, the effects of singing, as well as singing styles and performance contexts. Special attention is paid to the critical interpretation of historical sources, acknowledging that research on past singing practices relies on archival and printed material. Several studies demonstrate how older material can be studied using contemporary methods, including textual corpus analysis, acoustic analysis of singing style, and the combination of different analytical approaches. The editors use the concept of traditional singing to bridge folkloristic and ethnomusicological discourses and to emphasise singing as vocal musical practice that takes place within specific communities or groups, and where skills and repertoires are transmitted at least partly through participation, listening, and memorisation. This inclusive definition allows the volume to address folk and traditional music, their transformations and revivals, participatory and congregational singing, and various contemporary communal singing practices. The volume covers a wide cultural range and, with some exceptions, is authored by scholars who are closely connected with or originate from the cultures they analyse. While many contributions focus on traditions of Northern and Eastern Europe, including Estonian and Baltic traditions, the scope extends to other regions and cultural contexts, such as Italy and the Ainu people of Japan. The volume also highlights historical and scholarly connections between different traditions, for example between Latvian and Scottish researchers or between Estonian, German, and other European musical cultures. Analysis of minority groups’ singing traditions in different parts of the world reminds us that singing may also become subject to ideological control and political pressure. The chapters demonstrate how traditional songs, through their creative reapplication, provide individuals with means to articulate personal experience while simultaneously offering shared frameworks that guide emotions, behaviour, and expression in recurring social situations. Such emotionally grounded connections can offer individuals lasting support and a sense of belonging and identity. The volume argues that traditional singing – both in its historical forms and in its contemporary manifestations – remains a vital cultural practice. The book is written for scholars and students of music and folklore, educators, and readers with a broader interest in cultural history and communal forms of musical expression. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1761962026-05-05T05:16:29Z Expressions and Impressions Väina, Mari Särg, Taive Communality Folk music (traditional music) Folk songs Folklore Singing Traditional singing thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DN Northern Europe, Scandinavia thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6F Styles (F)::6FD Folk, Folkloric styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLT Traditional and folk music Expressions and Impressions: Personal and Communal Aspects of Traditional Singing explores traditional singing as a fundamental mode of expression and communication, situated at the intersection of individual experience and communal life. The thirteen contributions examine historical and contemporary forms of singing through archival and fieldwork-based material, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. The authors – ethnomusicologists, musicologists, and folklorists – focus on various dimensions of traditional singing, including singers’ personalities, the information embedded in songs, communication with direct and imagined communities, natural objects, the supernatural sphere, the effects of singing, as well as singing styles and performance contexts. Special attention is paid to the critical interpretation of historical sources, acknowledging that research on past singing practices relies on archival and printed material. Several studies demonstrate how older material can be studied using contemporary methods, including textual corpus analysis, acoustic analysis of singing style, and the combination of different analytical approaches. The editors use the concept of traditional singing to bridge folkloristic and ethnomusicological discourses and to emphasise singing as vocal musical practice that takes place within specific communities or groups, and where skills and repertoires are transmitted at least partly through participation, listening, and memorisation. This inclusive definition allows the volume to address folk and traditional music, their transformations and revivals, participatory and congregational singing, and various contemporary communal singing practices. The volume covers a wide cultural range and, with some exceptions, is authored by scholars who are closely connected with or originate from the cultures they analyse. While many contributions focus on traditions of Northern and Eastern Europe, including Estonian and Baltic traditions, the scope extends to other regions and cultural contexts, such as Italy and the Ainu people of Japan. The volume also highlights historical and scholarly connections between different traditions, for example between Latvian and Scottish researchers or between Estonian, German, and other European musical cultures. Analysis of minority groups’ singing traditions in different parts of the world reminds us that singing may also become subject to ideological control and political pressure. The chapters demonstrate how traditional songs, through their creative reapplication, provide individuals with means to articulate personal experience while simultaneously offering shared frameworks that guide emotions, behaviour, and expression in recurring social situations. Such emotionally grounded connections can offer individuals lasting support and a sense of belonging and identity. The volume argues that traditional singing – both in its historical forms and in its contemporary manifestations – remains a vital cultural practice. The book is written for scholars and students of music and folklore, educators, and readers with a broader interest in cultural history and communal forms of musical expression. 2026-05-05T05:16:28Z 2026-05-05T05:16:28Z 2026-05-04T09:03:58Z 2026 book ONIX_20260429T161218_9789518588408_2 1235-1946 (Print) 2669-9583 (Online) https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112927 9789518588408 9789518588392 9789518588385 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176196 eng Studia Fennica Folkloristica open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112927/1/9789518588408.pdf Finnish Literature Society / SKS Finnish Literature Society/SKS 10.21435/sff.27 10.21435/sff.27 8ceefe60-b6e9-4502-8498-ff110bb0f062 9789518588408 9789518588392 9789518588385 Finnish Literature Society/SKS 293 Helsinki, Finland open access |
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| topic | Communality Folk music (traditional music) Folk songs Folklore Singing Traditional singing thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DN Northern Europe, Scandinavia thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6F Styles (F)::6FD Folk, Folkloric styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLT Traditional and folk music |
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