The Anglo-German Concertina: A Social History - Softcover

Worrall, Dan M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982599609 ISBN 13: 9780982599600

Publisher: Concertina Press, 2010

Synopsis

German and Anglo-German concertinas were by far the most popular forms of the instrument in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and were a favorite of working class people around the world. They were played by Irish peasants, London street musicians, Yorkshire mummers, Boer trekkers, Australian diggers, Salvation Army Lassies, and Zulu mineworkers. By sailors in the age of sail, Mormon pioneers in covered wagons, New Zealand sheep-shearers, and Inuit dancers in the high Arctic. By bushrangers and smugglers, music hall artists, street beggars, and just plain folks. These concertinas were a true global phenomenon, in many ways shaping the popular music of that era. They also are a modern phenomenon, enjoying a revival of interest that crosses international and cultural boundaries. This is the first comprehensive history of the instrument. This two-volume history makes extensive use of primary sources from period newspapers, books, and journals. There are over 400 illustrations, charts, and period photographs, as well as note-for-note transcriptions of numerous early recorded players. This sales site is for Volume 1. Volume 2 of this two-volume set is sold separately at another area of this site: https://www.createspace.com/3419907 .

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Worrall has previously written "The Anglo-Concertina Music of William Kimber," published by the English Folk Dance and Song Society in 2005, as well as numerous articles on the history of the concertina at The Concertina Library (www.concertina.com) and in the Papers of the International Concertina Association. He holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin, is retired from petroleum industry research, and lives on a farm in southeastern Texas. He has played both the Anglo-German and English concertinas for over thirty-five years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Concertina Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0982599609
• ISBN 13: 9780982599600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352