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World Improvised Verse Singing

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Author
Ruth Finnegan
Rougier Thierry
Jone M. Hernández García
Josep Vicent Frechina
Albert Casals
Patricia Tápanes Suárez
Harkaitz Zubiri
Xabier Aierdi
Alfredo Retortillo
Eurig Salisbury
Miren Artetxe Sarasola
Date
2017
Type
Book
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Abstract
This book looks at the art of bertsolari and its relationship to the Basque language and culture.
Description
Words, songs, and improvisation. These three aspects are closely linked in many culture. It is natural for humans to attempt to make our words spark, to want to turn conversation and dialectics into games of improvisation, into graceful songs. There are hundreds of improvised son traditions throughout the world. The conference upon which this book is based was held with the aim of strengthening our relationship with those traditions. We are unique, but we are not alone. And there's value in learning from each other: to respond to existing challenges and open new pathways in each of the cultures and contexts that are home to improvised verse singing.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11714/7764
Subject
Basque culture
Art
Poetry
Performance Art
 
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Rights HolderCenter for Basque Studies Press
PublisherCenter for Basque Studies Press
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