Over the years many English composers (or composers residing in England) have collected folk songs by either memorising and then writing it down, or by recording them. During the early 20th Century, Folk Song collecting was becoming quite a past time of composers such as Holst, Britten and Vaughan-Williams. However, it was Australian born composer Percy Grainger who famously cycled up and down England recording Folk Music over 200 times on his Thomas Edison Phonograph.
He only arranged them for concert band. They are traditional English folk songs.
There are many composers in the folk music genre. You will need to make your question a bit more specific.
using their national legends as subject matter.using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
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This English folk song was collected by Cecil Sharp in his One Hundred English Folk Songs (1916). The originator isn't known by name.
Hubert G. Shearin has written: 'A syllabus of Kentucky folk-songs' -- subject(s): American Folk poetry, Bibliography, English Folk songs, Folk poetry, American, Folk songs, English, Folk-poetry, American, Folk-songs, English, History and criticism, Songs and music, Themes, motives 'The expression of purpose in Old English prose' -- subject(s): History and criticism, English language, English prose literature, Syntax
there are many good songs in tagalog. try these songs composed by: Freddie aguilar, yano, and other folk composers in the Philippines.
Albrecht Tunger has written: 'Johann Heinrich Tobler' -- subject(s): Biography, Composers, Folk songs, German, German Folk songs, History and criticism
Ruth A. Barnes has written: 'I hear America singing' -- subject(s): English Ballads, English Folk songs, English Songs, Folk songs, Texts
Frank Kidson has written: 'The beggar's opera' -- subject(s): Ballad opera, Beggar's opera 'A garland of English folk-songs' -- subject(s): English Folk songs 'English folk-song and dance' -- subject(s): Dance, English Folk dancing, English Folk songs, Folk music, Folk songs, History and criticism 'British Music Publishers, Printers and Engravers' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Music, Music printing, Publishers and publishing
Louise Manny has written: 'Il Miramichi songs, sung by Marie Hare' -- subject(s): American ballads and songs, English ballads and songs 'Songs of Miramichi' -- subject(s): English Folk songs, Folk songs, English
Lee Maine has written: 'The twelve days of Christmas' -- subject(s): Christmas music, English Folk songs, Folk songs, Folk songs, English, Specimens, Texts, Toy and movable books
Newman Ivey White has written: 'Shelley' -- subject(s): Biography, English Poets, Poets, English 'American Negro Folksongs' 'American negro folk-songs' -- subject(s): African Americans, English Folk songs, English Songs, Folk music, Folk songs, English, History and criticism, Music, Songs, English 'An anthology of verse by American Negroes' -- subject(s): American poetry, African American authors
James Henry Dixon has written: 'Ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications by James Henry Dixon' -- subject(s): English Folk songs, English ballads and songs 'Ancient poems, ballads, and songs' -- subject(s): Texts, Ballads, English, Folk songs, English, English Folk songs, English Ballads
He only arranged them for concert band. They are traditional English folk songs.
There are many composers in the folk music genre. You will need to make your question a bit more specific.
David S. McIntosh has written: 'Singing games and songs from southern Illinois ..' -- subject(s): English Folk songs, Folk songs, English, Play-party, Singing games