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Thread #119490   Message #2631673
Posted By: GUEST,Compare and contrast
14-May-09 - 10:52 AM
Thread Name: What makes it a Folk Song?
Subject: RE: What makes it a Folk Song?
Suibhne O'Piobaireachd:
"origin & composition isn't dealt with in the 1954 (definition)"

1954 definition:
"it can likewise be applied to music which has originated with an individual composer"

Huh???

And what about the feudal system, as practised in 1954?