Sound Recordings and Karel Štrekelj: The Initiator of a New Approach to Folk Song Research in Slovenia
Keywords:
phonograph, sound recordings, Karel Štrekelj, documenting folk music, field researchAbstract
The Slovenian philologist and folk song researcher Karel Štrekelj (1859–1812) was one of the first researchers in Slovenia to recognise the importance and usefulness of a new sound recording method. Based on a detailed study of archival documents and relevant literature, in this article I examine Štrekelj’s contribution to folk music research using a new technical device and introducing a new method of sound documentation to field research. By placing his plans and efforts in a broader context of folk song research, one concludes that Štrekelj was more ambitious and forward-thinking than many other researchers at the time.
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