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What to listen for in Norwegian folk musicWhat to listen for in Norwegian folk music (book)

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This book gives an overview over some important genres of Norwegian folk music, and explains the rhythms, forms and tonal characteristics of the music.

Instruments and the Electronic AgeInstruments and the Electronic Age (book)

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The author's dr. philos thesis, that won the Wachsmann prize 1991 for best publication in organology. Presents a critical view on classification systems for musical instruments, and develops a view on, and vocabulary for, playing technique and mapping.

On Variability in the Performance of Hardingfele Tunes - and Paradigms in Ethnomusicological ResearchOn Variability in the Performance of Hardingfele Tunes - and Paradigms in Ethnomusicological Research (book)

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An account of how Norwegian fiddlers vary their performances of fiddle tunes. Also, the book discusses various paradigms in the research of music, and includes a thorough discussion of the concept of form. The introduction situates the work in the context of the Norwegian music scene of the 1970s, and in the then current paradigms in the humanities.