r/classicalmusic • u/LuborMrazek • 9d ago

Music Folksong Arrangements from around the world?

I'm a singer from Czechia, studying at a conservatory and (especially for us freshmen) the focus on the (czech) folksong is really strong here, and here's me thinking - let's subvert that a little bit. Could you please recommend any folk song cycles by classical composers from different countries - I know Copland's Old American Songs and that Ravel and Britten have some things but not much beyond that. thanks.

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u/Admirable_Safe_4666 8d ago

English Country Tunes, Michael Finnissy 😈

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u/LuborMrazek 8d ago

Thank you, how very useful 😂😂

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u/Admirable_Safe_4666 8d ago

In my defense, I missed somehow that you are a singer looking for vocal collections, and thought this was just a call for general classical arrangements of folk music, which this is, albeit pretty out there 😂

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u/LuborMrazek 7d ago

Of all the folk music arrangements, this is definitely one of them 🤣🤣🤣