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Thread #173482 Message #4206907
Posted By: GUEST,Derrick
12-Aug-24 - 05:14 AM
Thread Name: Origins of traditional songs
Subject: RE: Origins of traditional songs
So to sum up the discussion. Songs have been composed since mankind started singing. People of all social classes composed them. People like broad sheet publishers wrote songs for gain and republished songs written by other people. The fact that many songs appear throughout the country in very similar forms shows that the published broad sheets had an influence on the repertoire of singers.