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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
folk music
–noun
| 1. | music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition. |
| 2. | music by known composers that has become part of the folk tradition of a country or region. |
[Origin: 1885–90
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| folk music
n.
folk'-mu'sic (fōk'myōō'zĭk) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| folk music | |
noun | |
| the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
folk music
folk music
A kind of music originating from the ordinary people of a region or nation and continued by oral tradition. The ballad is a typical form of folk music. Music is also called “folk” when it is made by artists and composers who are inspired by, or imitate, true folk music. Composers such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie are folk musicians of the second kind.
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