This Drum Is Not the Devil's Instrument: The Development and Performance of Drum Tunes in Norwegian Folk Music
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/35433Date
2024-09-18Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
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Abstract
Trommeslåtter (drum tunes) have played a vital role in Norwegian traditional music for several
hundred years. This article examines the development and performance of drum tunes in Norway,
with a special focus on the work of Johannes Sundvor in transcribing drum music. We present
several examples and analyse tunes from Sundvor’s collection. We also demonstrate how this
Norwegian drum tradition is related to a tradition of European military drumming. The article
concludes with a discussion of aspects of interpretation and an outline of the status of drum tunes
today.
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Cambridge University PressCitation
Mistereggen, Waadeland. This Drum Is Not the Devil's Instrument: The Development and Performance of Drum Tunes in Norwegian Folk Music. Yearbook for Traditional Music. 2024Metadata
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