Art Music by Caribbean Composers: Dominica

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v19i2.200

Keywords:

Classical music, Art music

Abstract

The cultures and traditions of both the French and British colonizers have strong influence in Dominica. Both English and a French Creole are widely spoken (Bilby, 2005). Musical styles in Dominica include folk styles such as bélé; quadrille, influenced by French contradanse; and popular styles such as calypso and the local “cadence-lypso” (Guilbault, 1998).

Author Biographies

Christine Gangelhoff, The College of The Bahamas

Assistant Professor Department of Music School of Communications and Creative Arts

Cathleen LeGrand, Royal Thimphu College

Librarian

References

Bilby, K. (2005). Dominica. In Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world: Locations. http://www.credoreference.com/entry/contpmwl/dominica

Cyrille, D. (2009). Creole quadrilles of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, and St. Lucia. In P. Manuel (Ed.), Creolizing contradance in the Caribbean (pp. 188-208). Temple University Press.

Guilbault, J. (1998). Dominica. In D. A. Olsen & D. E. Sheehy (Eds.), Garland encyclopedia of world music, volume 2: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (pp. 840-844). Routledge.

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Published

2013-11-11

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2013): Caribbean Art Music Bibliography Volume 2

Section

Caribbean Art Music Bibliography

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