Research Catalog

Title

Icelandic men and me : sagas of singing, self, and everyday life / Robert Faulkner.

Author

Faulkner, Robert, 1960-

Publication

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2013.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Karlakórinn Hreimur. prf

Description

xii, 239 p. : ill.; 25 cm. +

Summary

Telling tales and setting the scene -- Baldur's saga -- Icelandic sagas and songs -- Singing social connections -- Songworlds -- Songs, spirituality, and self therapy -- Singing himself -- My saga -- Vocal events and singing's agency in change -- Conclusions, closure, and the vocal celebration of self.

Series Statement

[SOAS musicology series]

Uniform Title

SOAS musicology series

Subject

• Bla-brang-skal-bzang
• Manfred Mann
• Gemeinnützige Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Altona
• Folk music > Iceland > History and criticism
• Folk songs, Icelandic > Iceland > History and criticism
• Folk poetry, Icelandic > Iceland > History and criticism
• Gender identity > Iceland
• Choruses (Men's voices)
• Folk music > Iceland
• Folk songs, Icelandic > Iceland

Genre/Form

Compact discs.

Note

• Accompanying compact disc contains solo voices, small vocal ensembles, and perfomances by the Karlakórinn Hreimur.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Telling tales and setting the scene -- Baldur's saga -- Icelandic sagas and songs -- Singing social connections -- Songworlds -- Songs, spirituality, and self therapy -- Singing himself -- My saga -- Vocal events and singing's agency in change -- Conclusions, closure, and the vocal celebration of self.

ISBN

• 9781409449768 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1409449769 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9781409449775 (ebook)
• 1409449777 (ebook)

LCCN

^^2012033458

OCLC

• 793224781
• SCSB-10334712

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library