The subject matter of folk ballads stems from the everyday life of the common people.
民谣的主题从普通人的日常生活衍生出来。
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Go listen to some native Appalachian speakers. There's a fabulous documentary on Appalachian folk ballads.
去听听一些以阿巴拉契亚山脉为母语的人。有一部关于阿巴拉契亚民谣的精彩纪录片。
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22. So. The music is generally based on folk ballads and instrumental dance tunes. It started with Scottish and Irish immigrants who brought over their styles of music.
民俗音乐(Folk music),又称民间音乐、民间歌谣、民间短篇诗歌等,简称民谣、民歌、民乐或民曲,于国际民间音乐协会(IFMC)之解释定义为「经过口传过程发展起来的普罗大众音乐」,也就是该音乐散布过程,纯粹是由演奏者或音乐接收者记录教习,并亲自相传所得。其范围包含歌曲、简单乐器演奏,甚至舞曲曲调与步伐。此解释与19世纪中期重新定义民间音乐、民间传说与民间舞蹈有相当重要之衍生与连带关系,一般认定,该名词与学说界定起自于1846年,英国人类学学者托马斯(W. J. Thomas)提出。
Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types of folk music are also called world music.