Theory on popular folk songs in the Logudoro

THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PEASANT WORLD

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GENERAL CARACTERISTICS OF FOLK SONGS

• Date of songs
• Anonymous author
• Liberal performance of oral traditions
• Context and place of performance
• Manner of arrangement

1. MELODIC ASPECTS
• a. Melodic extension
• b. Tone
• c. Grace notes
2. HARMONIC ASPECTS
• a. Chords
• b. Rhythmical movement
• c. Modulations
• I. Modulation for sonorous passages or ad-libbing
• II. Modulation for Chromates
3. TONE ASPECTS AND OSTENSIBLE TONES
4. RYTHMICAL ASPECTS
• Free rhythm
• Simple rhythms and compound rhythms
• Syncopation
5. MUSICAL STRUCTURE
• a. Monody melodies
• b. Accompanied melodies
• c. Falsobordone
6. MANNER OF PERFORMANCE
• a. Monody singing
• b. Multi voice singing
• I. In harmony
• II . Tenor manner

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