Epic Singing
Epic Singing is a vocal tradition consisting of the formalized, often formulaic, oral performance of narrative poetry that recounts heroic deeds and mythological events, distinguished from other forms of singing by its length, cultural preservation function, and reliance on traditional melodic and rhythmic structures.
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The singing of Homer and the modes of early Greek music
M. L. West · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 1981 · 161 citations
Humanities, Classics, Musicology +9
Epic singers and oral tradition
Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 64 citations
Humanities, Classics, Mythology +13
Epic Singers and Oral Tradition.
Ruth Finnegan, Albert B. Lord · Man · 1992 · 44 citations
Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theatre of North India
Frank J. Korom, Kathryn Hansen · Ethnomusicology · 1995 · 38 citations
Individual Poet and Epic Tradition: Homer as Legendary Singer
John Miles Foley · Arethusa · 1998 · 32 citations
Humanities, Classics, Literature +15
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