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Folk Song Style and Culture
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1. The Stylistic Method, 2. The Cantometrics Experiment, 3. The Cantometric Coding Book, 4. The World Song Style Map, 5. Consensus on Cantometric Parameters, 6. Song as a Measure of Culture, 7. Social Solidarity, 8. Self-Assertion, Sex Role, and Vocal Rasp, 9. Effects of Infantile Stimulation on Musical Behavior, 10. Dance Style and Culture, 11. Choreometric Profiles, 12. The Choreometric Coding Book, 13. Folk Song Texts as Culture Indicators, 14. Cantometrics in Retrospect, Appendix 1. Data Systems and Programming, Appendix 2. Statistical Notes, Appendix 3. Summodal Profiles for Nine World Song Style Regions, Bibliography, Folk Song Text Sources, Film Sources, Index

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Alan Lomax

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-A milestone in comparative music research and a . . . substantial contribution to comparative ethology.- --American Anthropologist -It leaps ahead with vision and insight and enriches our understanding of music as human behavior and a part of human culture.- --Journal of American Folklore -A major contribution to the field of nonverbal behavior.- --Archives of General Psychiatry -This volume will stand as a monument to our time.- --Science

"A milestone in comparative music research and a . . . substantial contribution to comparative ethology." --American Anthropologist "It leaps ahead with vision and insight and enriches our understanding of music as human behavior and a part of human culture." --Journal of American Folklore "A major contribution to the field of nonverbal behavior." --Archives of General Psychiatry "This volume will stand as a monument to our time." --Science

"A milestone in comparative music research and a . . . substantial contribution to comparative ethology." --American Anthropologist "It leaps ahead with vision and insight and enriches our understanding of music as human behavior and a part of human culture." --Journal of American Folklore "A major contribution to the field of nonverbal behavior." --Archives of General Psychiatry "This volume will stand as a monument to our time." --Science

A milestone in comparative music research and a ... substantial contribution to comparative ethology. "--American Anthropologist"

It leaps ahead with vision and insight and enriches our understanding of music as human behavior and a part of human culture. "Journal of American Folklore"

A major contribution to the field of nonverbal behavior. "Archives of General Psychiatry"

This volume will stand as a monument to our time. "Science"

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