It is now common to associate folk music not only with particular regions but also with specific composers and musicians, sheet music and tablature being freely available on the internet. However, in the late 19th century there was a movement in collection and documentation of folk music, which developed throughout the 20th century into a culture of ‘folk’ as a distinct musical genre. In the UK folk music came from ordinary people within a region or nation, where songs would have been passed down orally and music would have been learned by ear. It is impossible to say exactly where much of folk music originally came from since it is often defined as existing outside of documentation and the historical record, and is often used to describe certain types of music from regions around the world. It has been historically used as a reflective term to distinguish certain types of music from those associated with institutions such as royal courts, the church, or Western classical music. Folk comes from the German word ‘volk’ meaning ‘the people’ and folk music is often thought of as being the music belonging to ‘the people’. What is folk music?įolk is a term used to describe all sorts of musical, oral and cultural traditions from specific regions and societies around the world. After looking at pipe and tabor, signing choirs, samba, handbell ringing, barbershop and wind bands, the latest in our 'An introduction to.' series looks at folk music, its origins and history as the peoples music.
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