Book
Cajun music: a reflection of a people. Vol. 1
Bluebird Press • Eunice, La. • Published In 1984 • Pages:
By: Savoy, Ann Allen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
According to Savoy Cajun music, which at one time was found only in the backwoods of Louisiana, now occupies a prominent place in America. For the Cajun, music is vital to the continuation of the culture, serving to bind together the old and new generations. 'Those who can identify with this music can identify with the people because the music is a reflection of the lives, strengths, sorrows, and joys of the people' (p. xi). This book presents a detailed discussion of the entire range of Cajun music from a study of musical instruments, songs, and the styles in the Cajun repertoire ca. 1984. Savoy organizes her material around several major themes: traditional ballads, early Cajun music, the string band era, the return of the accordion, traditional fiddle music, and modern song writers. Each division is examined from the standpoint of the outstanding representative musicians of the period, their discographies, and examples of their lyrics and songs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Literary texts
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cajuns
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Musician
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle, 1993
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- variable
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Louisiana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- compiled & edited by Ann Allen Savoy
- Bibliography: p. 416.|Includes discographies
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84070917
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cajuns