Azeri Folksongs: At The Fountain-head Of Music

Musicologists and ethnologists as well as those interested in folk music will find much of interest in this ambitious study of the folk songs of the people of Azerbaijan. Based on research carried out in the area beginning in 1987, Sipos (his affiliation is not noted) has set down the melodies and words (in English and Hungarian translation) of over 300 songs collected from people in the areas around Baku, Shamakhy, Quba, Zagatala, and refugees from Karabakh. Extensive discussion is included of the musical forms of the songs, including comparative forms among Anatolian Turks and Hungarians. The CD contains 60 songs. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)