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Musical Ornamentation as History: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2019

Mantle Hood
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Prior to World War II, Hawaiian music claimed enthusiastic audiences throughout the world. In some countries there were local performers of Hawaiian music who had never even visited the Islands. Although that popularity has greatly diminished, it is still surprisingly alive in such places as Japan, Indonesia, Canada, England, Holland, Sweden and elsewhere in Europe.1 Without exception, the most famous performers in these countries are masters of the Hawaiian steel guitar.2 In fact, the sound of the steel guitar is considered the hallmark of Hawaiian music.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 15 , 1983 , pp. 141 - 148
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Copyright © 1983 by the International Council for Traditional Music

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