Past and present Lithuanian polyphonic sutartinės songs

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Review of Sutartinės Collections, Publications and Research -- Eternal Issues regarding Sutartinės -- Early (Linear) Lithuanian Polyphony -- Syncretic Forms for Expressing Sutartinės Traditions -- Sutartinės: A Local versus Universal Phenomenon -- Metamorphoses of Sutartinės Hymn-Singing Traditions -- A Final Thought: Why are Sutartinės Hymns Still Being Sung? -- Lithuanian Terminology -- Abbreviations -- Acronyms -- Melody Sample Sources -- Illustrations -- Selected Bibliography"Sutartinės, the especially ancient form of, often sacred, Lithuanian music, is enjoying a renaissance, mostly in Lithuania's cities. Since UNESCO recognized these unique dissonant sounds originating from Lithuania's Aukstaitija 'Uplands' ethnographic region as part of our Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010, in-depth studies have flourished. This book presents the latest analogies discovered in distant examples of the genesis and ethnogenesis of foreign folk music examples, not only in neighboring lands but as far away as the Ainu subculture of Japan. It presents the latest findings and analyses of the hymns once said to be conveyed by laumės, mythical beings later demoted to witches during this music’s demise. This study supplements perceptions from Lithuanian and foreign ethno-musicologists with data from ethnology, archaeology, linguistics and other sciences and areas of scholarship, and thereby encourages even more studies in this field."--Back cover.Includes bibliographical references.