McIlvenna, Una (2015) The Power of Music: the Significance of Contrafactum in Execution Ballads. Past & Present, 229 (1). 47 -89. ISSN 0031-2746. E-ISSN 1477-464X. (doi:10.1093/pastj/gtv032) (KAR id:54888)
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Abstract
This paper looks at how song was employed across Europe for centuries as a
vehicle for broadcasting news about crime and executions, and how this performative medium
could both frame and mediate the message of punishment and repentance. In particular, it
focuses on the ancient, pan-European tradition of contrafactum, the setting of new words to old
tunes, that was a feature of this early form of news media, revealing the significance of the
choice of music to the transmission of information.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1093/pastj/gtv032 |
| Subjects: |
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of English |
| Depositing User: | Una McIlvenna |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2016 12:48 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:43 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54888 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
McIlvenna, Una.
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4798-7880
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