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#Studia instrumentorum musicae popularis IV.Bericht uber die 4.Internationale Arbeitstagung der Study Groupon Folk Musical Instruments des IFMC in Balatonalmadi 1973.Stockholm 1976, 147 p.Studia instrumentorum musicae popularis V.Bericht uber die 5.Internationale Arbeitstagung der Study Groupon Folk Musical Instruments des IFMC in Brunnen/Schweiz 1975.Stockholm 1977.All volumes were published in the publication series of theMusikhistoriska Museet Stockholm:Musikhistoriska museets skrifter (Editor: Ernst Emsheimer).REPORT of the lath International Workin Conference of theEuro~an Ethnochoreologists the Dance Terminology Group of theIFMCFrom September 13 to 18, 1976 at Zaborow near Warsaw the TenthInternational Working Conference took place with ethnochoreologistsrepresenting various European countries participating.The Conference was organized as part of the plan of the Instituteof Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences, by its Group for FolkloreDocumentation.Of the 19 persons invited from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,Norway, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Rumania, Hungary,and the USSR, eight persons attended, among the ones from beyondEurope, Frances Bloland (University of California at Berkeley).In the absence and with the approval of the president of theStudy Group, (Prof. Vera Proca-Ciortea), Dr. Grazyna Dabrowska(Poland) presided. The main theme of the conference, "Problemsof classification of European Folkdances with special regard forGroup (understood as a manner of grouping the dancers and dancingin a closed or open circle) and Solo Dances", was realized bythe reading and discussion of the following papers:The Types of Hungarian Maiden Circle Dances and their"European Relations" - Dr. G. Martin, Institut of Folkmusic H.A.S.,Budapest.The Form-Shaping Principles of Bul.garian Group Fo.lk-dances -A. Ilieva, Institute of Music, B.A.S., Sofia.The classification of Rumania Group Dances - A. Giurchescu,Institute of Ethnography and Folklore, Bucharest.Group and Solo Dances in Poland in the context of theclassification of Polish Folkdances - Dr. G. Dabrowska, Instituteof Art P.A.S., Warsaw. The Principles for analyzing form werea separate problem contained in the program of the conference.Theses on this subject were prepared for discussion by therepresentatives from Czechoslovakia, Eva Kroschlova (and Dr.Hanah Laudova, who did not attend the conference). Each speakerillustrated his paper with films and slides and with demonstrationsof the elements of the choreographic technics of selected dances.32Despite the decision to examine the construction, structure andforms solo dances as well as other types of dances appearingon the European continent at successive conferences, the papersent by R. Warme (Oslo, Norway), "Halling - A Norwegian orEuropean Acrobatic Dance", was read at this conference. As aresult of the analytic and systematic work begun at this conference,considerable progress in the direction of creating a methodfor classifying all folkdances was made. The problems of Cortegedances contain many of the essential aspects connected with theexamination of other categories or other types of dances.It was decided that each participant would prepare his or herpaper for publication (in German); this would be the first internationalpublication of this type and would be the basis forfurther studies and methodological work in ethnochoreologicalclassification. At the next conference representatives of theUSSR, the Scandinavian countries, and Western Europe should bepresent. During the closing discussion it was considered whetherinforming UNESCO through the IFMC of the Study Group's projectsand activities towards systematizing all European folkdanceswould be beneficial. These activities are strongly in accordwith the intent and results of the First International Conferenceconcerning cultural politics in Europe (Helsinki, June 1-28, 1972).During that conference the combining of the activities of variouscultural institutions in a manner permitting the disseminationand "transfer of the traditional cultural heritage to the broadestlevels of people with the goal of drawing them into active participationin contemporary cultural life" was discussed. At theclose of the conference the participants expressed as a group ofchorelogists and on behalf of the IFMC, their warm thanks to theInstitute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences for makingpossible this meeting in Poland "during which was accomplished-afurther step forward in the work of ethnochoreology".US National CommitteePERSONALIADr. Grazyna DabrowskaProf. Vera Proca-CiorteaProfessor Charles Haywood, president of the US National Committeeof the Council has undertaken to make an annual personal contributionof $100' to the INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC COUNCIL in thename of the US National Committee. The council is grateful forthis generous gesture.Catalogue of existing sound collections of music from OceaniaDr. Wolfgang Laade writes: "Since I first began compilin& informationon such a sound collection, Chris Saumaiwai of Suva/Fiji,has officially been appointed to produce such a catalogue forUnesco. I have sent her all the information which I re~eivedfrom collectors and archivists. I wish to express my s~cerethanks to all who kindly contributed information and hope thatChris Saumaiwai will receive similar collaboration enabling her toproduce a reference work which will be of great value to allinterested in the music of that part of the world."33
A new journal of musicPUBLICATIONSNIGERIAN MUSIC REVIEWNo. 1, May 1977Edited by Akin Euba Published by the Department ofMusic, University of Ife, Nigeria.Main articles:AKIN EUBA: An Introduction to Music in Nigeria.LAZ. E.N. EKWUEME: "Blackie Na Joseph": The SociologicalImplications of a Contemporary Igbo Popular Song.TUNJI VIDAL: Traditions and History in Yoruba Music.Price: M3.oo (in Nigeria), $US6.oo (abroad, includingbank charges and postage by surface mail).Orders should be addressed to:Managing Director,University of Ife Bookshop,University of Ife,Ile-Ife,Nigeria.roLISH MUSICOLOGICAL STUDES VOL. 1. Edited by Zofia Chechlinskaand Jan Steszewski, Musicological Section of the Polish Composers'Union PWM Edition, 1977 Cracow. 14.7 x 20.5 cm. 400 pages. Withmusic examples and illustrations. (Date of publication:December 1977). Orders for Vol. 1 of the Polish MusicologicalStudies should be addressed to the Foreign Trade Enterprise:"ARS roLONA", Krakowskie Przedmiescie u, ()()--068Warszawa.OBITUARYVINKO ZGANEC (1890-1976), Nestor of Croatian ethnomusicologyand collector of folk songs, died in Zagreb on December 12 1976in ~s 8~th yea:;. Born D: the region of Medjimurje, he co~pletedstudies m law m Zagreb m 1919, and worked in the profession oflaw for many years. However, his affection for and interest infolk music was conceived in early youth. In 1908 he took downhis first folk song in notation and from that time on he wascollecting, notating and later on recording (on the tape-recorder)folk ~ongs. fro~ ~lmo~t all regions of Croatia (including theCroatdan nunord.td.es m Hungary and Austria), paying mostattention to his native region of Medjimurje. In the course ofhis sixty years' work he collected more than fifteen thousandtunes. In his work he gave special place to the problem of theGlagolitic church service and its music, comparatively studiedin relation to the folk singing of the Islands of Kwarner on theone hand, and the Latin liturgic chanting used in the churchesof Dalmation towns on the other. He introduced into his work thelexicographical principle of the Finnish musicologist IlmariKrohn and transmitted it to the younger generations of Croatianethnomusicologists. From his rich field experience numerousworks emerged: monographic musical studies, theoretical studieson Croatian folk musical scales, on the problems of melography,folk church songs, foreign influences on Yugoslav folk music, etc.To the very end of his life he worked on the completion of histhree thousand-tune collection from his Medjimurje which he lovedwith all his heart. He was one of the founders of the Union ofYugoslav Folklorists, for many years the president of theYugoslav National Committee of the IFMC, as well as a member ofthe Executive Board of the IFMC from 1955 to 1968.We his successors will remember his efforts, his enthusiasm andhis contribution to the development of Ethnomusicology inYugoslavia.HEBRIDEAN FOLKSONGS 11: WAULING SONGS FROM BfillRA,SOUTH UISTAND BENBECULA.Author: J.L. Campbell. Price 43.95. Extent: 380 pages.Illustrations: Frontispiece and Musical text. Oxford UniversityPress. R. PetrovicFOLK SONGS AND FOLKLORE OF SOUTH UIST. Second EditionAuthor: Mrs. Margaret Shaw Campbell, Price 36.65. Illustrations:32 Halftones, 308 pages. Oxford University Press.READINGS IN AFRICAN MUSIC: SECULAR VERSE AND roETRY IN ETHIOPIANMUSIC.Author: Dr. Ashenafi Kebede, Price $4.00. 52 pages.CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN MUSIC, consisting of 6Ethiopian musical examples: contemporary, traditional andethnic. (CET 2222). Ethiopian Music Association, P.O. Box 157,Newton Centre, Mass. 02159. USA.34 35
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