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Singing With the New Order Amish: How Their Current Musical Practices Reflect Their Culture and History

Clarkson, Rebecca
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1352993454

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2012, M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Music History.
The culture of the New Order Amish is a culture, like that of the more traditional Old Order Amish, in which a heritage of singing is very important. Multiple researchers have investigated the culture and the singing of the Old Order Amish, but very few have examined New Order culture and even fewer have studied their music. The oral transmission of Amish music has also been examined by past researchers, but there has not been research in this area recently. This is significant, as there have been several new sources of transcription of these rarely recorded melodies. This thesis utilizes observation of a New Order community and interviews within this community, as well as the examination of new transcriptions alongside previously researched material. This reveals the role music plays in the life of these New Order Amish and the relationship of their music to their overall culture. This thesis also updates the research of previous researchers, include Rupert Karl Hohmann and Nicholas Temperley, on the oral transmission of traditional Amish melodies. Adding the new sources of transcription confirms many of these earlier researchers findings. The oral transmission of Amish music is of particular importance to researchers of oral transmission because the lifestyle of the Amish provides an environment almost completely free from outside musical influence. This thesis provides valuable information concerning New Order Amish culture, New Order Amish music and also for the study of oral transmission.
Matthew Peattie, PhD (Committee Chair)
Clement Jeffrey Jacobson, PhD (Committee Member)
bruce mcclung, PhD (Committee Member)
85 p.
Music
New Order Amish; Amish Singing; Oral Transmission; New Order Amish Culture; American Singing Traditions; ;

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  • Clarkson, R. (2012). Singing With the New Order Amish: How Their Current Musical Practices Reflect Their Culture and History [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1352993454

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Clarkson, Rebecca. Singing With the New Order Amish: How Their Current Musical Practices Reflect Their Culture and History. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1352993454.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Clarkson, Rebecca. "Singing With the New Order Amish: How Their Current Musical Practices Reflect Their Culture and History." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1352993454

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