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George Malcolm Laws
Born (1919-01-04 ) January 4, 1919Died August 1, 1994(1994-08-01) (aged 75 ) Occupation(s ) folklorist, professor
George Malcolm Laws (January 4, 1919 – August 1, 1994) was a scholar of traditional British and American folk song .[1] [2]
He was best known for his collection of traditional ballads "American Balladry from British Broadsides", published in 1957 by the American Folklore Society . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania , and joined the English Department Faculty there in 1942. He gives his name to a system of coding ballads ; one letter of the alphabet, followed by 2 numbers. For example, "Laws A01" is "Brave Wolfe" also known as "Bold Wolfe" or "The Battle of Quebec". There is no immediately obvious logic, but a broad pattern appears: the letter A is for military songs, the letter D is for nautical songs, the letter F is for murder, and so on. The system is limited to 26 x 99 = 2576 distinct labels, and so tends to bring together similar songs. It is a useful adjunct to Child numbers . He includes many songs that Child excluded, and of course, new ones that were found after Child died.
Examples of Laws numbers
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Laws A01 – Brave Wolfe
Laws A02 – Major Andrews Execution
Laws A03 – Stately Southerner
Laws A04 – Paul Jones
Laws A05 – James Bird
Laws A06 – Constitution and the Guerriere
Laws A07 – Battle of New Orleans
Laws A08 – Texas Rangers
Laws A09 – Manassa Junction
Laws A11 – Battle of Shiloh Hill
Laws A12 – Battle of Elkhorn Tavern
The letters A to H are for native American ballads.
The letters J to Q are for "American Ballads from British Broadsides". 290 British ballads are indexed.[3]
K Ballads of sailors and the sea
L Ballads of crime and criminals
M Ballads of family opposition to lovers
N Ballads of lovers' disguises and tricks
O Ballads of faithful lovers
Q Humorous and miscellaneous
Bibliography
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Native American Balladry (1950, revised 1964)
American Balladry from British Broadsides (1957)
American Ballads from British Broadsides: A guide for students and collectors of traditional song (1957)
The British Literary Ballad: A Study in Poetic Imitation (1972)
See also
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References
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^ Cooper, David (2009). The Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and Its Diaspora ISBN 9780754662303
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