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Thread #112597 Message #2386225
Posted By: WFDU - Ron Olesko
10-Jul-08 - 09:52 PM
Thread Name: Does it matter what music is called?
Subject: RE: Does it matter what music is called?
Merriam Webster - Main Entry: folk song Function: noun Date: 1847 : a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
Random House: folk music –noun 1. music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition. 2. music by known composers that has become part of the folk tradition of a country or region.
(a great case can be made for contemporary folk songs having entered the tradition of a country or region - or a community)