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- Folk Music in the United States: An Introduction
- Book
- 1976
- Published by: Wayne State University Press
summary
Folding a River, a collection of elegies, shows a pleasing range of free-verse forms that develop themes sustained throughout: loss, exile, myth, landscape. Kawita Kandpal’s poems are explorations of East–West cultures, taking her into an emo-mythic place not to be found on any map. Kandpal’s mood in Folding a River is melancholy, articulated with intelligence and grace, and her phrasing can rise to the level of proverb: “This time next year you will have evolved into an idea.” In its personal evocations of geographical and linguistic exile from the subcontinent, centered on a lost father, her work recalls that of Li-Young Lee, yet with a feminine perspective often haunting in its own right: “tenderly / taking back the mistakes of men.”
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-7
- List of Musical Examples
- pp. 8-9
- I. Introduction
- pp. 13-19
- II. Defining Folk Music
- pp. 20-27
- V. The British Tradition
- pp. 64-87
- VI. Afro-American Music
- pp. 88-102
- VII. Hispanic-American Folk Music
- pp. 103-112
- VIII. European Folk Music in Rural America
- pp. 113-122
- IX. Folk Music in the City
- pp. 123-136
- X. Studying Folk Music
- pp. 137-148
- XI. Folk Music and the Professional Singer
- pp. 149-156
- XII. Folk Music and the Composer
- pp. 157-164
- Bibliographic Aids
- pp. 170-177
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814337578
Related ISBN(s)
9780814315576
MARC Record
OCLC
681368203
Pages
188
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No