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Book SynopsisThis is a portrait of a fiddle-based folk revival in Norway, investigating the people and events in Norwegian folk fiddling, and tracing the history of Norwegian folk music and the growth and diversification of the folk music revival. It uses a wide anthology of carefully-transcribed folk tunes.
Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Pt. 1: Fiddlers 1: Introduction 2: Reviving Folkemusikk 3: Fiddlers and Fiddle Clubs in the Late Twentieth Century 4: Contests and Concerts 5: Reconfiguring the Norwegian Folk Music World: The Gammaldans Controversy Pt. 2: Fiddle Tunes 6: Fiddle Tunes in Folkemusikk Genres: Mode and Form 7: Local and Regional Style, Genre, and the Individual Fiddle Tune 8: Musical Change and Cultural Forces Late in the Twentieth Century Tune Anthology Performance Information Notes Bibliography Index