Sound Recordings and Karel Štrekelj: The Initiator of a New Approach to Folk Song Research in Slovenia
Sound Recordings and Karel Štrekelj: The Initiator of a New Approach to Folk Song Research in Slovenia
Author(s): Drago KunejSubject(s): Music, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Philology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: phonograph; sound recordings; Karel Štrekelj; documenting folk music; field research;
Summary/Abstract: The Slovenian philologist and folk song researcher Karel Štrekelj (1859–1812) was one of the first researchers in Slovenia to recognise the importance and usefulness of a new sound recording method. Based on a detailed study of archival documents and relevant literature, in this article I examine Štrekelj’s contribution to folk music research using a new technical device and introducing a new method of sound documentation to field research. By placing his plans and efforts in a broader context of folk song research, one concludes that Štrekelj was more ambitious and forward-thinking than many other researchers at the time.
Journal: Muzikologija
- Issue Year: 2/2022
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 39-52
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English