MUSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF FOLK SONGS

The study of traditional music and songs enlightens different
aspects of folk songs which though depending mainly on the choice of
each individual performer, evidences some rules that, even though there
is much autonomy in the folk category, form a sort of musical grammar
in this musical category.
The analysis regards the following aspects:
- melody
- harmony
- tone
- rhythm
- the musical structure
- the performance structure
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