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	Appalachian dulcimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The frets of the Appalachian dulcimer are arranged in a diatonic scale.
		Appalachian dulcimer manufacture is often conducted by small, family-run businesses located in the American South and particularly in Appalachia.
		The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument with three or four strings, although contemporary versions of the instrument can have as many as twelve strings and six courses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appalachian_dulcimer (673 words)

	appalachian dulcimer
		The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted zither from the mountain country of Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
		The Appalachian dulcimer has for strings, three of which are used as drones.
		Two of the drones are tuned to the same note as the melody string whereas the third drone is tuned a fifth lower.
	engineering.usu.edu /ece/faculty/wheeler/Instruments/appdulcimer.html (110 words)

	Greg Sandow -- A Look at Aaron Copland
		Or think of Appalachian Spring, the score for a ballet choreographed in 1944 by one of the first great American choreographers, Martha Graham.
		It’s fascinating to note that Appalachian Spring was never intended to be a portrait of anything.
		Of course, Copland knew he had included a Shaker folk melody, and in other pieces -- such as Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and El Salon Mexico -- set out from the start to write about cowboys or other folk themes.
	www.gregsandow.com /copland.htm (1657 words)

	Copland - Appalachian Spring - A Good-Music-Guide Review
		Both Copland and Graham were working to the same scenario which did include the Appalachians and spring, the trials and rewards of a new life.
		The story of the birth of Appalachian Spring and how it got its name is a convoluted one.
		Copland's music is almost all original, except for the final melody, taken from a Shaker hymn Simple Gifts written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett.
	www.good-music-guide.com /reviews/060_appalachian_spring.htm (774 words)

	Dulcimer History
		The dulcimer (which literally means "sweet music") has been called by many names, including the Appalachian dulcimer, lap dulcimer and mountain dulcimer.
		The four stringed dulcimer (like the Jenny Wiley Dulcimer) is commonly arranged so that the melody string is doubled up and therefore is actually a variation of the three stringed instrument.
		The Jenny Wiley Dulcimer is made in a modified tear-drop shape which I learned from my mentor, a master dulcimer builder, who believed that this shape held to the spirit of the traditional dulcimer made in hills of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia.
	www.jennywileydulcimers.com /More.htm (434 words)

	Clawhammer Frailing 5-String Banjo Frequently Asked Questions
		Frailing is a traditional Appalachian approach to the 5-string banjo...and is normally performed on an open-back banjo...it applies well to traditional folk music and is essentially the opposite of bluegrass banjo...
		The frailing approach involves using the back of your fingernails on the strum while the thumb establishes either a melody or bass sequence...the back of the fingernails can also establish a melody along with a strum in between the melody notes.
		The frailing approach is great for solo banjo since a rhythm is usually established along with the melody...
	www.folkofthewood.com /page4794.htm (252 words)

	Item #8897425FK - Variations On A Shaker Melody (From "Appalachian Spring") - Concert Band
		Variations On A Shaker Melody (From "Appalachian Spring") - Concert Band
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		Item #8897425FK - Variations On A Shaker Melody (From "Appalachian Spring") - Concert Band
	www.superdupermusic.com /cb/8897425.html (429 words)

	Gary Lucas: The Edge of Heaven: Pitchfork Review
		Guitarist Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart) must buy into the universal appeal of melody to a considerable extent because his album of Chinese popular songs from the 1930s-1950s shouldn't otherwise have much going for Westerners.
		Where you might think this record would be a great excuse for dull, NPR-hyped drollery, Lucas actually manages to make this song sound like it could have come from Appalachian villages, where hammer dulcimer fills the air with a homey ambience almost completely lost in more "cultured" areas.
		The song laments the missing bond between a married couple, and Gisburg performs the fairly rigid, rhythmically complex melody with an admirably human touch.
	pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/l/lucas_gary/edge-of-heaven.shtml (429 words)

	Notes
		song form: strophic: each verse is the same melody with new words; banjo plays the melody between verses
		Texas Gladden: Appalachian ballad singer from the early 20th century
		Strophic song form (series of melodically identical verses with different lyrics)
	courses.washington.edu /music160/ballads2.html (440 words)

	ArkivMusic Complete Crumb Edition Vol 7 - Unto The Hills, Black Angels
		His use of a complete folksong melody--Amazing Grace--in the recent work Quest hinted that something was up, and that something finds glorious fulfillment in Unto the Hills, a setting of six Appalachian folksongs for voice, electric piano, and percussion quartet (playing some 70 different instruments).
		Melody always has played an important part in George Crumb's music, however unusual the sonic explorations on which his reputation largely rests.
		It only remains to note that while Unto the Hills bears the subtitle "American Songbook III", it actually is the first-composed of four cycles based on folksongs, two more of which have been completed.
	www.arkivmusic.com /classical/album.jsp?album_id=80524 (440 words)

	Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method (Appalachian dulcimer) - MIDI Classics
		A beginning method for the Appalachian dulcimer with a unique new approach to solo melody and chord playing.
		Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method (Appalachian dulcimer) - MIDI Classics
		Includes tuning, modes and many beautiful folk songs all demonstrated on the audio accompaniment.
	www.midi-classics.com /b/b7875.htm (49 words)

	North East Texas Dulcimer Chorus
		The Mountain or Appalachian dulcimer is generally considered a true American musical instrument, developed in the Appalachian Mountains in the early to mid 1800's.
		From Germany the scheitholt was played with a noter run over the melody string.
		It should not be confused with the hammered dulcimer, a trapezoidal-shaped, multi-stringed percussion instrument belonging to the psaltry family.
	netdulclub.home.att.net (504 words)

	EVERLY BROTHERS
		They also pioneered the use of country influences—not only the high-lonesome vocals, but the emphasis on melody and Appalachian-styled acoustic guitar work—within a pop-rock context.
		The Everly Brothers were responsible for revealing the possibilities for close, two-part harmonizing as the primary focus in rock music, thereby greatly influencing later acts such as the Beatles, the Hollies, Simon and Garfunkel, the Byrds, the Turtles, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
		By 1963, the Everly Brothers were finding it hard to crack the Top Forty, despite the release of many excellent recordings.
	www.shsu.edu /~lis_fwh/book/classic_rock_n_roll/support/EverlyBros.htm (461 words)

	Theme and Variations
		Variations on a Shaker Melody, In Appalachian Spring
		Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op.
		Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hndel, Op.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~krr2/themevariation.html (549 words)

	Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe Celtic/Irish Books
		The "Irish Session Tune Book" features 300 reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, and slip-jigs written without chord symbols for the melody instruments commonly played in Irish Sessions.
		This musical gathering is apparently quite different than a blues, jazz or bluegrass jam session in that it is customary at Irish sessions to play in tight unison with the other musicians, adapting appropriate tempos, rhythms, and ornaments in an attempt to fit in with the "groove".
		Gaelic songs are beautiful to listen to and to sing, but until now it has been extremely difficult for anyone without knowledge of the Irish language (Gaelic) to sing the songs of that tradition.
	www.appalachianbluegrass.com /celticirish.html (585 words)

	Variations On A Korean Folk - Learn All About Language And Culture
		Variations on a Shaker Melody, In Appalachian Spring.
		Korean Winds: The Massachusetts Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Malcolm W. Rowell Jr., performs Variations on a Korean Folk Song by American band composer John Barnes Chance.
		Variations on a Korean Folksong by John Barnes Chance...
	korean.languagedir.com /index.php?k=variations-on-a-korean-folk (585 words)

	Joseph Brackett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The song was largely unknown outside of Shaker communities until Aaron Copland used the melody in his 1944 composition "Appalachian Spring".
		Brackett is known as the author of the Shaker dancing song Simple Gifts, which has become an internationally loved tune, both through his original version, and many of its adaptations.
		The original lyrics to a song "The Lord of the Dance", based upon the tune, were written by Sydney Carter in 1963, and these were adapted, in ignorance of the actual origins, without authorization or acknowledgments in the theatrical play "Lord of the Dance".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Brackett (279 words)

	Sets and Songs
		EMD, Circles, Appalachian* Groove, Tornado Train, Dysfunktion, Moonsocket,Chase the Melody*, Ooh Child, Sambastic, Paul Revere, Mexicali Reverb.
		III: Paul Revere, Mexicali, Security, EMD, Gene Wilder, Circles, Sambastic.
		II: First Tube, Sambastic, EMD, Tornado Train, Dysfunktion, Circles.
	www.loopfamily.com /sets.htm (279 words)

	Appalachian State University News Bureau
		The piece includes hints of a ceremonial march, a minuet and a folk-style melody.
		These and other compositions for concert band will be performed by the School of Music's Wind Ensemble at Appalachian State University.
		Twentieth century composer James C. Barnes transformed the loss of his young daughter into a piece that transcends his sadness.
	www.appstate.edu /www_docs/news/RELEASES/INFO/101998MUS.HTML (233 words)

	Paban Das Baul and Sam Mills, Real Sugar
		Baul is a simple music (I suppose the analogy would be comparing Appalachian folk music with bluegrass), and is easily lost when too many dynamics are brought to it.
		The "Baul" are more of a religious sub-sect than a major musical tradition, although their songs of love and spiritual yearning in simple folk melody form make for interesting listening.
		I wish Baul and Mills all the best in their musical endeavours and hope that Indian radio plays this, but frankly, there's more interesting music being played in the background of mainstream Delhi movies.
	www.greenmanreview.com /dasbaul.html (456 words)

	M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent: Pitchfork Review
		For Transfiguration of Vincent, M. Ward has invited collaborators who bring full flesh to his music, landing at the nexus of melody-drenched pop, Delta blues, Wall of Sound glow, ragtime, Appalachian folk, and about a half-dozen other styles.
		On the instrumental "Duet for Guitars #3", Ward takes things to the back porch for a brilliant, kinetic moment of levity, but otherwise, Transfiguration of Vincent is laden with heavy emotions and musings on death, loss and violence.
		There's something running through it that broadcasts timelessness and defies genre constraints-- quite a feat, considering how M. Ward's previous outings had pegged him as a modern-day alt-country troubadour, tied to tradition despite promise that suggested he might one day transcend its confines.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/w/ward_m/transfiguration-of-vincent.shtml (397 words)

	MSN Encarta - Country Music
		The roots of country music lie in the folk music that English, Irish, and Scottish settlers brought to the Appalachian Mountain region of the South in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		In country, the primary purpose of the musical elements of harmony, melody, and rhythm is to showcase the lyrics without distracting from them.
		Musically speaking, country music is one of the simplest styles to create and one of the least intimidating to listen to, features that contribute to its popularity.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558215/Country_Music.html (1136 words)

	M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent: Pitchfork Review
		For Transfiguration of Vincent, M. Ward has invited collaborators who bring full flesh to his music, landing at the nexus of melody-drenched pop, Delta blues, Wall of Sound glow, ragtime, Appalachian folk, and about a half-dozen other styles.
		There are moments on Transfiguration of Vincent for which words fail-- particularly the cover of David Bowie's "Let's Dance", where Ward's low-key, acoustic delivery reveals a surprisingly emotional, fragile piece-- and while that may be an extremely uncomfortable position for a music reviewer, for a listener, it's the best place you could possibly be.
		On the instrumental "Duet for Guitars #3", Ward takes things to the back porch for a brilliant, kinetic moment of levity, but otherwise, Transfiguration of Vincent is laden with heavy emotions and musings on death, loss and violence.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/w/ward_m/transfiguration-of-vincent.shtml (388 words)

	Larry Norman
		In the late 1970's, Norman formed Solid Rock Records, which went on to release Stonehill's Welcome to Paradise, Daniel Amos' Horrendous Disc, Tom Howard's A View From The Bridge, and Mark Heard's Appalachian Melody.
		Many artists have been influenced by Norman's music including Frank Black of the Pixies, who even covered one of Norman's songs, "Six-Sixty-Six" on his album Frank Black & the Catholics.
		During the song "Levitate me", Black says "Come on pilgrim, you know he loves you" - a phrase that Norman would use in his concerts.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/la/larry_norman.html (373 words)

	By Steve :: Essays :: Banjo
		Imagine the muffled sound of a banjo being clunked, insistently and arhythmical, through the paper-thin walls of a tract home, of a song being played so slowly that any melody was indecipherable.
		The four-string is associated with Dixieland music, and the five-string is associated with bluegrass or Appalachian music.
		The Topanga Canyon Banjo and Fiddle Contest took place in the summertime in California, and the contest was held under trees in the dry forests of the Santa Monica mountains.
	www.compleatsteve.com /essays/banjo.htm (2377 words)

	MP3.com - the source for digital music!
		Country music grew out of American Southern folk music, both Appalachian and blues, and old-time country was simple and folky, with just guitars and fiddles.
		Most of its songs are built around three chords and a plain melody, but these forms are so basic, they allow for many different styles, from the gritty sounds of honky tonk to the jazzy improvisations of Western Swing.
		Bobby Bare was a restless artist, pushing country music forward in the '60s by incorporating elements of folk and rock in equal measures on his recordings for RCA.
	www.mp3.com /country/genre/10/summary.html (636 words)

	Theme and Variations
		Variations on a Shaker Melody, In Appalachian Spring
		In all variation processes, be able to identify, describe, and distinguish between invariant and varietal factors.
		The theme is larger than a phrase, often a period or some kind of part form like a binary.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~krr2/themevariation.html (636 words)

	Poets' Corner - Index of Traditional and Anonymous Works
		Simple Gifts - A traditional Shaker song, whose melody was used effectively by Aaron Copeland as the basis for his Appalachian Spring
		Every culture has its traditional songs which date back to some remote time in a nation's or people's history.
		Poets' Corner - Index of Traditional and Anonymous Works
	www.theotherpages.org /poems/poemtrad.html (474 words)

	Milestones of the Millennium: Appalachian Spring
		An emotional highpoint of the score is a melody based on a traditional Shaker song, “Simple Gifts.” We hear a chorus sing the original hymn that provided Copland his inspiration, then listen to Copland’s beautiful solo vocal and instrumental adaptations.
		Listen as PT host Lisa Simeone explores Copland's "Appalachian Spring" with commentary by Robert Kapilow and John Adams, and interviews with the composer himself.
		Copland readily admitted that the pastoral beauty of Appalachia wasn’t on his mind when he wrote the score: “I gave voice to that region without knowing I was giving voice to it.” Graham chose the title after Copland had written much of the score, though he said that her dance style must have evoked Appalachia.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/milestones/991027.motm.apspring.html (474 words)

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