Transcription as deflowering: collection practices in Italy, pre-1939
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Barwick, LindaAbstract
This paper focuses on the interaction between transcribers and performers of traditional songs before the ready availability of sound recording. What acts did the collectors perform to produce the written documents that are our only record of performance traditions of that time? ...
See moreThis paper focuses on the interaction between transcribers and performers of traditional songs before the ready availability of sound recording. What acts did the collectors perform to produce the written documents that are our only record of performance traditions of that time? How did they represent this activity to themselves and others? Although the purposes for which these documents were made may be no longer relevant, exploring how they were shaped by the historical context of their collection may enable contemporary researchers to revalidate an often rejected resource, as well as reminding us that our own work is shaped by similar forces.
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See moreThis paper focuses on the interaction between transcribers and performers of traditional songs before the ready availability of sound recording. What acts did the collectors perform to produce the written documents that are our only record of performance traditions of that time? How did they represent this activity to themselves and others? Although the purposes for which these documents were made may be no longer relevant, exploring how they were shaped by the historical context of their collection may enable contemporary researchers to revalidate an often rejected resource, as well as reminding us that our own work is shaped by similar forces.
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Date
1988-1989Source title
Musicology AustraliaVolume
11-12Publisher
Musicological Society of AustraliaLicence
Copyright All Rights ReservedFaculty/School
Sydney Conservatorium of MusicDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered CulturesSubjects
musicology, Nigra, Italian balladShare