Folk Song Style and Culture
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Folk Song Style and Culture is a seminal ethnomusicological study by Alan Lomax that analyzes global folk music traditions to explore their social and cultural meanings.
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| Folk Song Style and Culture canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Song Style and Culture Context triple: [Alan Lomax, notableWork, Folk Song Style and Culture]
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A.
Folk Songs
"Folk Songs" is a 1964 song cycle by Luciano Berio that reimagines traditional melodies from various cultures through modernist classical arrangements for voice and chamber ensemble.
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B.
Appalachian music
Appalachian music is a traditional American folk style rooted in the rural Appalachian region, known for its ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, and strong influence on later folk and country music.
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C.
Oriental Folk Song
"Oriental Folk Song" is a jazz composition best known from Wayne Shorter’s 1964 album *Night Dreamer*, blending modal harmony with an Eastern-influenced melodic sensibility.
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D.
American folk music canon
The American folk music canon is the body of traditional and widely recognized folk songs from the United States that collectively reflect the nation’s cultural, historical, and regional heritage.
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E.
Folk Archive
Folk Archive is a collaborative art project by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane that documents and celebrates contemporary British folk art and everyday creativity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Song Style and Culture Target entity description: Folk Song Style and Culture is a seminal ethnomusicological study by Alan Lomax that analyzes global folk music traditions to explore their social and cultural meanings.
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A.
Folk Songs
"Folk Songs" is a 1964 song cycle by Luciano Berio that reimagines traditional melodies from various cultures through modernist classical arrangements for voice and chamber ensemble.
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B.
Appalachian music
Appalachian music is a traditional American folk style rooted in the rural Appalachian region, known for its ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, and strong influence on later folk and country music.
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C.
Oriental Folk Song
"Oriental Folk Song" is a jazz composition best known from Wayne Shorter’s 1964 album *Night Dreamer*, blending modal harmony with an Eastern-influenced melodic sensibility.
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D.
American folk music canon
The American folk music canon is the body of traditional and widely recognized folk songs from the United States that collectively reflect the nation’s cultural, historical, and regional heritage.
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E.
Folk Archive
Folk Archive is a collaborative art project by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane that documents and celebrates contemporary British folk art and everyday creativity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnomusicology study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
develop a scientific approach to folk song analysis
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relate song style to cultural values ⓘ relate song style to social organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Library of Congress field recordings
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linked to:
Library of Congress Music Division
World music research ⓘ |
| author | Alan Lomax ⓘ |
| authorOfForeword | Alan Lomax ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
coding scheme for group organization in singing
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coding scheme for melodic and rhythmic features ⓘ coding scheme for vocal style ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
global folk music traditions
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performance style in folk music ⓘ relationship between music and culture ⓘ relationship between music and social structure ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnomusicology
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musicology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cantometrics system description
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cross-cultural comparison of folk song traditions ⓘ statistical analysis of song style ⓘ |
| hasReputation | seminal work in ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
cross-cultural analysis
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folk traditions ⓘ music and society ⓘ quantitative methods in musicology ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of music
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comparative cultural studies ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
comparative musicology tradition
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cultural anthropology ⓘ functionalism in social sciences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comparative musicology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| methodology |
cantometrics
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cross-cultural comparison ⓘ statistical coding of musical style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of cantometrics
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large comparative dataset of folk songs ⓘ systematic global survey of folk song ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Augustine Press
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Transaction Publishers ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
cultural evolution
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functionalism in anthropology ⓘ |
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Subject: Folk Song Style and Culture Description of subject: Folk Song Style and Culture is a seminal ethnomusicological study by Alan Lomax that analyzes global folk music traditions to explore their social and cultural meanings.
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