Italian traditional music in Adelaide
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Barwick, LindaAbstract
This article questions the framing of Italian and other immigrant music traditions within Australian folklore studies. It discusses the fundamental diversity of regional musical cultures brought by Australia's immigrants from Italy and some examples of performances in various contexts in Adelaide in the 1970s and 1980s. Includes musical transcriptions and English translations of song texts.This article questions the framing of Italian and other immigrant music traditions within Australian folklore studies. It discusses the fundamental diversity of regional musical cultures brought by Australia's immigrants from Italy and some examples of performances in various contexts in Adelaide in the 1970s and 1980s. Includes musical transcriptions and English translations of song texts.
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1987-01-01Publisher
Australian FolkloreLicence
Permission to publish granted by Graham Seal, editor of Australian Folklore, 5 July 2011.Citation
Barwick L (1987). Italian traditional music in Adelaide. Australian Folklore, 1: 44-67.Share