Original title: “Play What I Sing”: Economic Potential of the Bearers of Music Tradition in the Cultural Memory of the Czech Lands
Authors: Uhlíková, Lucie ; Pavlicová, M.
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: Od folkloru k world music: Hudba a kapitál, Náměšť nad Oslavou (CZ), 20210727
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: The economic conditions of folk musicians or their remuneration have been mentioned rather inconsistently in sources and literature of the Czech lands. The participation of musicians in ceremonies, traditions and customs of the calendar, or family occasions was one of their natural activities in rural communities. There are relatively frequent references to paying for a song (which involved leading the singing) and playing according to a demonstrated song, which was widespread in the context of folk dances. Musicians played not only for money, but also for food, drink, or special benefits in kind. For itinerant musicians and singers, musical performances were a major source of their livelihood. Many outstanding rural musicians also earned a living by teaching various instruments. From the end of the 19th century, folk musicians and dancers found more occasions to present themselves to the public, which increased an interest in the financial issue of their production. With the coming of brass music bands and other novelty groups, older traditional rural music groups lost not only their cultural capital, but their economic capital as well. Gradually, however, the emerging folklore movement strengthened the position of folk musicians, including their financial rewards. The question of the remuneration of folk musicians has resonated in cultural memory, thus adding to the unbiased image of traditional folk culture.
Keywords: cultural capital; folk music and dance; social capital; transforamtion of tradition
Host item entry: Od folkloru k world music: Hudba a kapitál, ISBN 978-80-907033-5-3, ISSN 2336-565X
Note: Související webová stránka: https://www.folkoveprazdniny.cz/kolokvium-2021-hudba-a-kapital

Institution: Institute of Ethnology AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328377

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