Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes

Name: Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes
Brand: Peter Lang
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By Richard Simas

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Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes is a collection of narratives depicting a six-year quest to discover the roots of a piece of traditional music played in St. John's, Newfoundland: the Portuguese Waltzes. Through interviews, research, and observations, author Richard Simas explores the relationship between Portuguese bacalhoeiros (cod fishermen) and the population of St. John's during the recent cod-fishing era (approximately 1950 to 1980). Memory, and its varying interpretation among different communities, is a major underlying theme. Above all, though, this is a book about music, shared, invented, and improvised, underscoring the power of melody to capture and conserve emotional memory across the Atlantic.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 158
Release Date:: 2024-04-25
Publication Date:: 2024-04-30
Publisher:: Peter Lang
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1636670431
ISBN13:: 9781636670430
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 380 g
Height:: 155 cm
Width:: 231 cm
Thickness:: 13 cm

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