Institute of Ethnomusicology
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14 Nov 2016
Historical Sound Recording of Traditional Slovenian Music and the Development of Polka in America, a lecture by Drago Kunej (Institute of Ethnomusicology), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
The foreign institutions most important for GNI's work are the Phonogrammarchiv of the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, the Institut für Volksmusikforchung and the Österreichische Volksliedwerk, all in Vienna, the Slowenisches Volkskundeinstitut 'Urban Jarnik/Slovenski narodopisni inštitut 'Urban Jarnik in Klagenfurt-Celovec, the Magyar Tudományos Akademia in Budapest and the Golda Meir Library in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Institute incorporates a Sound Archive and Studio which houses extensive recordings of the folk music of Slovenia, other South Slavic nations and other European and non-European nations.
The Institute publishes scientific journals, monographs, audio and video editions. The latest audio publication Pesem slovenske dežele (Songs of Slovenia) includes twenty-four folk songs from the Slovenian countryside. The accompanying text of the audio collection has been translated in English.
See also
- Institute of Ethnomusicology Sound Archive and Studio
- Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU), Slovene Academy of Science and Arts
- Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) Library
- Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)
External links
- Institute of Ethnomusicology website (in English)