Project "Lodz City Melodies". Or About an Attempt to Practice Practical Paraethnomusicology in the Urban Space Cover Image

Projekt "Melodie Miasta Łodzi". Czyli o próbie praktykowania paraetnomuzykologii praktycznej w przestrzeni wielkomiejskiej
Project "Lodz City Melodies". Or About an Attempt to Practice Practical Paraethnomusicology in the Urban Space

Author(s): Bartosz Puliński
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
Keywords: paraethnomusicology; folklore; traditional music; musicians; urban folklore; Lodz

Summary/Abstract: The author presents in the article his own project Lodz City Melodies. The project concerns musicians and music connected, above all, with the disappearing traditional folklore that can be found in the city of Lodz. The priority of the project is to find Lodz musicians (related to any disappearing musical traditions) and to promote their playing. In the article, the author discusses theoretical assumptions and the method of work, stages of project implementation and the effects (acceptance of the project by traditional music community).

  • Issue Year: 57/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 165-174
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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