The marble threshing floor : a collection of Greek folksongs / by Ellen Frye.
| Author/creator | Frye, Ellen |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Austin : Published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press, [1973] |
| Description | xvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Publications of the American Folklore Society. Memoir series ; volume 57 Publications of the American Folklore Society. Memoir series ; v. 57. ^A21377 |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Symbols used in the transcriptions -- The songs (by region). The Peloponnesos -- Epiros -- Macedonia -- Sporades Islands -- Crete -- Dodecanese Islands -- Cyclades Islands -- Notes to the songs -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | 110 Greek folksongs are presented. The songs, tape recorded from singers in 30 villages and towns in the Peloponnesos, Epirus, Macedonia and more than a dozen of the islands, are grouped according to the region from which they were collected. They are transcribed with both words and music, and the Greek texts are accompanied by line-by-line English translations. |
| General note | Unaccompanied melodies, with words in Greek and English. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780292750050 |
| ISBN | 0292750056 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | M1714.F79 M37 1973 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |