Ukrainian Wedding Music: 2 volumes Весілля: у двох книгах

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Wedding: in two volumes (Весілля: у двох книгах).IN UKRAINIAN. Ukrainian folk art series (Серія Українська народна творчість). Editor O.I. Day (Редактор О.І. Дей). Compilers: Shubravska M.M. (texts, notes), O.A. Pravdyuk, sheet music (Упорядники: Шубравська М.М. (тексти, примітки). Правдюк О.А. (нотний матеріал). Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. Institute of art history, folklore and ethnography named after M. T. Rylskyi. (Kyiv. Академія наук Українськоӥ РСР. Інститут мистецтвознавства, фольклорута етнографії им. М.Т.Рильського (Кїїв). Naukova Dumka, 1970 (Наукова Думка, 1970). 454 + 480  pages. Hardcovers with dust jackets in poor+ condition and now in protective clear jacket cover. Text is fine.

An attempt from a scientific publishing house to describe weddings from all parts of Ukraine from the 17th to the middle of the 20th century. Within the two books, 22 weddings are described with 12 published for the first time, most of them with musical examples. A great historical reference. Somewhat scarce title (11,000 were printed).