Describing vocal performance of Portuguese cantadeiras of Alto Minho

Portugal has strong musical traditions, which have been perpetrated by decades through folkloristic activities. In folk groups from Alto Minho (north of Portugal), folk singing is mostly performed by cantadeiras, amateur female solo singers who learn this style orally. Their vocal characteristics ar...

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Main Author: Araújo, Pedro André Guerreiro Martins de (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14676
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/14676