IT WANTS ALL THE CREASES IRONING OUT': PERCY GRAINGER, THE FOLK SONG SOCIETY, AND THE IDEOLOGY OF THE ARCHIVE

The legacy of the Folk Song Society in England in the early twentieth century has been a difficult one. As historiographical winds have changed direction, so too has the reputation of the Society risen and fallen. Percy Grainger's contribution to folk music scholarship has proven perhaps the mo...

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Published in:Music & letters 2011-08, Vol.92 (3), p.410-436
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Archives
Art collecting
Cultural identity
Folk music
Folksongs
Grainger, Percy Aldridge (1882-1961)
Music history
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Singers
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Art collecting
Cultural identity
Folk music
Folksongs
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Music transcriptions
Musical aesthetics
Musical rhythm
Musicians & conductors
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Singers
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